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NASA Plans Starliner-2 Return by 2028, $359M Thruster Overhaul
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- NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced astronauts will return on Starliner-2 by 2028.
- NASA will allocate $359 million to rebuild Starliner’s reaction-control thrusters.
- NASA plans an uncrewed Starliner-1 flight to the ISS to validate improvements.
- NASA is weighing two extra Starliner launches as SpaceX threatens to retire Crew Dragon.
- NASA must certify United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for crewed missions before retiring the Atlas V.