[rouanza]

Starliner needs to autonomously perform a few missions before risking human lives.

[gus_massa]

It's launched on the Atlas V. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V

> After 87 launches, in August 2021 ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. As of July 2024, 15 launches remain. Production ceased in 2024.

IIRC they only have enough reserved Atlas V to fulfill all the manned missions they promised to NASA, so there is no room unmanned for test. (And that's a huge problem!)

[falcor84]

Boeing should spend some time solely in the private sector and get its shit together, before applying for any more government contracts.