NASA Steps Up Boeing Software Scrutiny With Lessons From SpaceX

  • ‘Breaking down how we’ve done things in silos,’ agency says
  • Boeing to run uncrewed test flight to space station this year
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NASA plans to use lessons from SpaceX’s approach to software development after a failed test flight by a Boeing Co. craft showed the flaws of more traditional procedures, agency officials said.

After completing an independent review of the Boeing Starliner’s truncated mission to the International Space Station in December, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Tuesday that it would boost oversight of the manufacturer’s repairs.