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The Starliner program has previously encountered technical problems highlighted in a report by NASA's inspector general.
The manned launch of the Starliner spacecraft is planned for 2028, NASA head Jared Isaacman said at a press conference in Florida (USA). This was reported by the SpaceNews portal.
Before a manned launch, Starliner is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station in 2027 in uncrewed mode.
In July, the publication noted that a new report from NASA's inspector general pointed to problems with the Starliner crew spacecraft program.
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Unmanned launch of Starliner to the ISS in 2027.
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SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA's Crew-13 mission, which includes Russian cosmonaut Sergei Teteryatnikov, successfully docked with the International Space Station. The launch took place on October 1 from the Cape Canaveral Cosmodrome; the flight time to docking was a record seven hours and 55 minutes.

The United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) to scuttle the International Space Station will be ready in the second half of 2028, NASA spokesman Dana Weigel said. SpaceX will store and maintain the vehicle, with launch scheduled for mid-2029 and deorbiting the ISS scheduled for late 2030.

The Crew Dragon manned spacecraft with Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev and other members of the Crew-12 mission will undock from the ISS no earlier than October 5, subject to the launch of Crew-13 on October 1.

The Belgian company Space Applications Services, with the support of Blue Origin, will send the LUVMI-M rover to the Moon in early 2029. This could be Europe's first commercial lunar mission.

Russian cosmonaut Harutyun Kiviryan joined the American mission Crew-14, which will leave for the ISS no earlier than 2027.

The European Space Agency has confirmed problems with the turbopump of the Ariane 6 rocket engine. Due to additional checks, the number of launches in 2026 could be reduced from three or four to one or two.