# NASA and Boeing are facing prolonged Starliner uncertainty.

> When the CST-100 Starliner will return to crewed flight is becoming a point of consternation. NASA and Boeing engineers have been mired in intensive root-cause investigations, focusing on how the thruster seals degraded…

- **Source:** [Satnews](https://satnews.com/2026/06/27/nasa-and-boeing-are-facing-prolonged-starliner-uncertainty/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4073bc37ca06743fdf5299)
- **Published:** 2026-06-28
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #spacex #nasa #boeing #starliner #facing #flight #prolonged #uncertainty
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