February 25, 2026 | 03:35 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - NASA has officially designated Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as a Type A incident. The decision was announced last Thursday, following the completion of an independent Program Investigative Team report that investigated various issues during the Commercial Crew Program mission.
NASA Administrator, Jared Isaacman, revealed that the Boeing spacecraft has faced challenges from unmanned to manned missions. The manned mission was launched with two NASA astronauts on board. "The technical difficulties encountered during docking with the International Space Station were very apparent," said Jared Isaacman in a written statement on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
He emphasized the importance of transparency and accountability in every mission. Isaacman stated that, outside of technical issues, NASA has clearly allowed broader program goals, having two providers capable of transporting astronauts to and from orbit, to influence engineering and operational decisions, particularly during and immediately after the mission.
"We are correcting those mistakes," he added, "Today, we are formally declaring a Type A mishap and ensuring leadership accountability so situations like this never reoccur."
In the future, Isaacman stated, NASA looks forward to working with Boeing as both organizations implement corrective measures, "and return Starliner to flight only when ready."
Starliner's first crewed test flight launched to the ISS on June 5, 2024. The astronaut mission, originally planned to last eight to 14 days, was eventually extended to 93 days after anomalies were detected in the propulsion system while the spacecraft was in orbit. At that time, NASA decided to have both astronauts return to Earth and wait to board another spacecraft.
In February 2025, NASA formed an independent investigative team to examine the technical, organizational, and cultural factors that contributed to issues during the Starliner's test flight. The final report, completed in November 2025, identified a combination of hardware failures, qualification gaps, leadership errors, and organizational culture issues that created risky conditions and were not in line with NASA's human spaceflight safety standards.
As a follow-up, NASA will implement corrective measures and collaborate with Boeing to ensure that all investigation recommendations are carried out before the Starliner is flown again on its next mission.
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