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by richardwhiuk 772 days ago
If it's worth it, they'll transition to Vulcan. But given the timeline of the ISS, unclear their will be demand.
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Boeing leadership has blamed fixed-price contracts like the Commercial Crew Program for their inability to make a profit, so I doubt they'll be looking to get themselves into another. Starliner might continue to fly if they can bribe/blackmail the government into giving them an unlimited money tap (aka "cost plus") contract for more Starliner missions. Hopefully that doesn't happen, but time will tell.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/boeing-says-it-cant-ma...