Boeing Fires the Head of Its Defense, Space and Security Unit After Starliner Fiasco
The Starliner project cost Boeing over $1.6 billion in overruns, and was also a source of embarrassment for its many troubles.
It’s been a tough year for Boeing, to say the least.
Besides all the issues with their airplanes, including the grounding of all the 737-MAX aircraft, there was also the issue with the Starliner spacecraft, which was arguably the most high-profile debacle.
The fact that the two astronaut crew of the maiden Starliner voyage are still on the Space station awaiting a lift on a rival SpaceX craft to come back home is a black-eye that can’t be disguised.
SpaceX owner Elon Musk, commenting on the troubles of Boeing, said that at least it now has a CEO who goes to the factory to check things with his own eyes.
