Boeing disclosed a charge of $93 million in the second quarter from its Starliner astronaut capsule program, bringing the program’s overrun costs to nearly $700 million.
The aerospace giant said the latest charge was “primarily driven by launch manifest updates and additional costs associated with OFT-2,” or Orbital Flight Test 2. The second uncrewed flight of Starliner successfully completed a six-day long mission in May, reaching a critical test objective – docking with the International Space Station – as Boeing prepares for the capsule to carry astronauts.
Boeing’s latest Starliner-related charge means the company has absorbed $688 million in costs from delays and additional work on the capsule to date.
Looks like Boeing can't get anything right.
Meanwhile, SpaceX put up a bunch of Starlink satellites this week. Next week they’re launching a robotic Moon mission for South Korea. The week after, another Starlink launch.
And the beat goes on.