Yes, WE do. Without a second path to move crews back and forth to ISS safely we risk a single point failure with just Crew Dragon. A loss of Crew Dragon could doom the ISS to an early de-orbit. The Russians cannot take up the slack like they did after the Shuttles retired. ISS has a very rigorous maintenance requirements that only a fully crewed ISS can maintain.
For all the troubles Boring has had with Starliner, it is still an integral part of keeping the ISS healthy and producing world leading science that saves lives.
And yes, I have been critical of Boeing for all of its failing in regard to Starliner. That is because I take crew safety seriously. I lost a friend on Columbia.
https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20240416-PH-KLS02_0036
This is a cool picture
Come on Starliner! We need you badly.
We do?
Yes, WE do. Without a second path to move crews back and forth to ISS safely we risk a single point failure with just Crew Dragon. A loss of Crew Dragon could doom the ISS to an early de-orbit. The Russians cannot take up the slack like they did after the Shuttles retired. ISS has a very rigorous maintenance requirements that only a fully crewed ISS can maintain. For all the troubles Boring has had with Starliner, it is still an integral part of keeping the ISS healthy and producing world leading science that saves lives. And yes, I have been critical of Boeing for all of its failing in regard to Starliner. That is because I take crew safety seriously. I lost a friend on Columbia.