The Boeing capsule that stranded two astronauts in 2024 is back in the spotlight. Here's what NASA will talk about and where Starliner stands.
The news conference starts Monday, Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. ET (noon PT), streamed at nasa.gov/live. Astronaut Woody Hoburg, pictured, is on the panel.
NASA says the briefing covers Starliner's development and plans for regular crew flights to the space station. The next flight carries cargo, not people.
Starliner's first crewed flight launched June 5, 2024. Several thrusters failed as it approached the station, and helium leaks were found.
Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams expected a stay of about eight days. NASA decided it was too risky to fly them home on Starliner.
Starliner undocked empty on Sept. 6, 2024, and landed under parachutes at White Sands, New Mexico, just after midnight ET.
Wilmore and Williams finally came home on a SpaceX Dragon with Crew-9, splashing down off Florida on March 18, 2025, after 286 days in space.
In February 2026, NASA classified the test as a Type A mishap, its most serious category, citing hardware, qualification and leadership failures.
In November 2025, NASA cut Boeing's order from six flights to four. Starliner-1 became an uncrewed cargo run, and no launch date is set yet.
Dragon is the only U.S. crew ship flying today. NASA wants a second one as a backup, which is why Starliner's fixes matter so much.
Tune in Monday at 3 p.m. ET to hear when Starliner may fly again and when astronauts could be back on board.