8 April 2020: Boeing in collaboration with NASA is developing the Starliner or the 21st century space capsule. The Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner is designed to accommodate seven passengers, or a mix of crew and cargo, for missions to low-Earth orbit. Boeing has come up with a statement on Starliner's Next flight:
"The Boeing Company is honoured to be a provider for the Commercial Crew mission. We are committed to the safety of the men and women who design, build and ultimately will fly on the Starliner just as we have on every crewed mission to space. We have chosen to refly our Orbital Flight Test to demonstrate the quality of the Starliner system. Flying another uncrewed flight will allow us to complete all flight test objectives and evaluate the performance of the second Starliner vehicle at no cost to the taxpayer. We will then proceed to the tremendous responsibility and privilege of flying astronauts to the International Space Station."
For NASA service missions to the International Space Station, the Starliner will carry up to four NASA-sponsored crew members and time-critical scientific research.