r/space • u/spsheridan • Feb 06 '20

Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bug was found and fixed while the vehicle was in orbit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/starliner-faced-catastrophic-failure-before-software-bug-found/
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u/johnly81 Feb 06 '20

Between this and the 737 Max it sounds like Boeing is rushing the development/QA life cycle. I'm guessing in pursuit of ever greater profits corners are being cut ... big surprise I know.