Space
Boeing Raises Doubts About Its Future in the Space Business
- New CEO undertaking review of Starliner, space portfolio
- Raises possibility of deeper reliance on Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in Florida.
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Boeing Co. is weighing options for its Starliner operations as part of a broad review, raising the potential it will end one of the most storied histories in American space exploration.
While the assessment of whether to walk away from a key NASA program remains in the early stages, it marks the most concrete step yet by the US aerospace juggernaut to rethink its role in the commercial space business.