Starliner’s crewed test mission was intended to push the limit, he said, acknowledging the hazards of developing new spacecraft technology.
We discovered some things in this instance that just made us uncomfortable, which led us to return to the Starliner.”
“There have been numerous instances in the past where there have been no other options,” he concluded. We were really lucky to have the Space Station and the choice to either remain or return in a different manner.