<story><title>Boeing&apos;s Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit</title><url>https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/02/boeing_starliner_losses/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>shrubble</author><text>Former Boeing CEO McNerny hated the &amp;quot;phenomenally talented **holes&amp;quot; in engineering roles and sought to minimize their power or get rid of them .&lt;p&gt;Dreamliner was delayed and cost 3x the amount to develop as a result.&lt;p&gt;This may be more follow-on from engineering-hostile management.</text></comment>
<story><title>Boeing&apos;s Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit</title><url>https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/02/boeing_starliner_losses/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Tuna-Fish</author><text>Even if it&amp;#x27;s deemed sufficiently safe, there&amp;#x27;s no way the Starliner is coming down before 6th of November.&lt;p&gt;Harris is the chair of the Space Council. Even if it&amp;#x27;s in no way her fault, two torched astronauts with her in some way attached is just too easy to write headlines about. Similarly, if they publicly decide that it&amp;#x27;s unsafe, that&amp;#x27;s declaring failure.</text></comment>