GAME OVER! NASA finally revealed Boeing Starliner is TOO BAD...Can't BEAT SpaceX Dragon!

GAME OVER! NASA finally revealed Boeing Starliner is TOO BAD...Can't BEAT SpaceX Dragon!
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GAME OVER! NASA finally revealed Boeing Starliner is TOO BAD...Can't BEAT SpaceX Dragon!
Boeing’s Starliner, once seen as a direct rival to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, has now become a major embarrassment for NASA. At the agency’s year-end meeting with the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, NASA was openly criticized for how a 2024 Starliner incident was handled, one that nearly turned into a disaster, and for being painfully indecisive when it mattered most.
So what exactly went wrong? And could NASA cancel the Starliner program altogether?
Let’s break it all down on today's episode of Alpha Tech.
GAME OVER! NASA finally revealed Boeing Starliner is TOO BAD...Can't BEAT SpaceX Dragon!
On December 19, 2025, the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel held a special year-end meeting to deliberate and issue its formal recommendations for 2025. NASA officials were in attendance, looking back on the year across multiple programs, from Commercial Crew to Artemis.At first, the discussion followed a familiar, procedural tone. Then the focus began to narrow.
Led by former astronaut Charlie Precourt, ASAP members turned back to the 2024 Starliner incident, a case many thought had already been put to rest.
That’s when the room fell quiet. NASA’s representatives had little to say, and the silence felt deliberate.
ASAP brought the case back because it was one of the most serious incidents of that year: the spacecraft nearly lost control, astronauts were potentially at risk, and it forced extremely difficult decisions across multiple teams.
GAME OVER! NASA finally revealed Boeing Starliner is TOO BAD...Can't BEAT SpaceX Dragon!
More specifically, when the incident happened that year, NASA did not immediately classify it as a “mishap” or a “high-visibility close call,” as required by internal procedures. And that’s despite very real concerns about losing control of the spacecraft, and potentially losing both the vehicle and the crew.
Many believe this hesitation was meant to protect Boeing’s image, or more accurately, NASA’s own. After all, NASA had previously awarded Boeing a $4.2 billion contract to develop Starliner. If the program failed publicly, NASA itself would inevitably share the blame. The consequences were serious. Inside NASA, clear divisions began to form.
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