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Boeing is still bleeding money on the Starliner commercial crew program | "We signed up to some things that are problematic."

“We signed up to some things that are problematic.”…

The spacecraft safely reached the space station with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams in June, but agency officials were not comfortable with risking the crew's safety on Starliner for the trip home. Ultimately, the Starliner spacecraft parachuted to a successful landing at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, on September 6, but there's a lot of work ahead for Boeing to fix the thruster problems and helium leaks before the capsule can fly with people again. In response to questions Wednesday from Wall Street investment firms, Ortberg, who took the CEO job in August, suggested it's time for Boeing to look at cutting some of its losses and recalibrate how it pursues new business opportunities.

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