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Episode 340 · Season 1 Sep 29, 2026 · 33 min

T+340: Starliner’s Future and the Demand Signal

NASA and Boeing laid out Starliner’s return-to-flight plan as SpaceX prepares to leave Dragon behind. I talk through the weak demand signal for crewed flight in LEO, how NASA’s commitment to the ISS and commercial stations boxed themselves into this decision, and what to do between here and the Moon.

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