Has Boeing's Starliner completely failed? Here's all you need to know

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Boeing Starliner is one of those spacecrafts that has been in the headlines for some time now, but for all the wrong reasons. The spacecraft is currently stranded in space, with hopes of being repaired diminishing as each day passes. Meanwhile, the two astronauts it had carried to space, are currently marooned and there is a concern over the fact about how these astronauts will return home safely.

What is Boeing Starliner's current issue?

The Boeing Starliner's systems have not recovered yet, and the return journey is still looking dicey, just like it was a few weeks ago. There are minimal improvements around the situation with the Boeing Starliner, while the lives of two astronauts hang in the balance. Some are considering the fact that Starliner has almost given up around repairs and recovery and the astronauts may need to be rescued by the means of a backup plan.

NASA officials appearing cagey

NASA officials are trying to keep mum over the developments around the Boeing Starliner as things are not looking good for the space agency or the spacecraft in context. Meanwhile, the wrath of the entire space community, including tech giant Elon Musk, crashing upon Boeing and NASA due to such a massive failure on the project's part.

Even mission managers at NASA are keeping a lid around the real-time updates on the issue that is pursuant with the Boeing Starliner aircraft, and there are still no updates around the date of the return journey.

Boeing losing billions on Starliner project

The current status of the project