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2026-02-20 Science & Technology

NASA boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-20 09:17|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1788 views ] Top

1 Boeing went from being run by engineers to suits. Nuff said.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-02-20 09:55|| 2026-02-20 09:55|| Front Page Top

2 Ivy league business graduates that are more interested in stockholders and maximizing profits while keeping new buzzwords as law. The result is failure of that company time and time again.

Stop hiring these DEI obsessed idiots.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-02-20 10:54|| 2026-02-20 10:54|| Front Page Top

3 Stop hiring these DEI obsessed idiots.

I doubt we'll see the end of DEI anytime soon. It didn't arrive overnight. It likely won't depart over night either.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-02-20 10:56|| 2026-02-20 10:56|| Front Page Top

4 Yes B but we could pull all Federal funding to said companies for this moronic and their proven dangerous policies.

Problem with the rational Americans, they never cross the complete boycott line. We need to demand that trigger point be pulled. In full force.

Posted by Woodrow 2026-02-20 12:36|| 2026-02-20 12:36|| Front Page Top

5 ...Starliner's never flying again. NASA may speak hopefully, but it's not happening. Boeing will still get fully paid, however. Any other result might well finish them as a contractor.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-02-20 14:32|| 2026-02-20 14:32|| Front Page Top

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