Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Boeing has gone from one failure to the next in recent years, but nothing comes close to the Starliner program. Out of all the companies NASA trusted with sending astronauts to orbit, Boeing was the one everyone expected to deliver. They’d spent decades building rockets, capsules, and some of the most reliable hardware.
And now, after months of internal debate, and some uncomfortable conversations behind the scenes, NASA has officially made the call to cancel all upcoming crewed Starliner flights.
We’re going to break down why NASA made this decision and what it means for Boeing financially. Before we dive deeper, make sure to subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss any of our future updates.
The Boeing Starliner program had problems from the very first day. And the sad part is that this was the company NASA trusted the most. Back in 2014, when NASA picked two companies to build America’s next astronaut spacecraft, they gave SpaceX $2.6 billion and they gave Boeing $4.2 billion.
NASA said Boeing got more money because they had decades of experience building rockets, capsules, and hardware for the space shuttle. Everyone believed Boeing would finish first. And everyone believed Boeing would be the “easy” option.
But from the moment the program started, Starliner kept running into one problem after another.
Boeing has gone from one failure to the next in recent years, but nothing comes close to the Starliner program. Out of all the companies NASA trusted with sending astronauts to orbit, Boeing was the one everyone expected to deliver. They’d spent decades building rockets, capsules, and some of the most reliable hardware.
And now, after months of internal debate, and some uncomfortable conversations behind the scenes, NASA has officially made the call to cancel all upcoming crewed Starliner flights.
We’re going to break down why NASA made this decision and what it means for Boeing financially. Before we dive deeper, make sure to subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss any of our future updates.
The Boeing Starliner program had problems from the very first day. And the sad part is that this was the company NASA trusted the most. Back in 2014, when NASA picked two companies to build America’s next astronaut spacecraft, they gave SpaceX $2.6 billion and they gave Boeing $4.2 billion.
NASA said Boeing got more money because they had decades of experience building rockets, capsules, and hardware for the space shuttle. Everyone believed Boeing would finish first. And everyone believed Boeing would be the “easy” option.
But from the moment the program started, Starliner kept running into one problem after another.
