NASA freezes Starliner missions

Wasn't it also supposed to go to the moon station for Artemis? Or is that also a non-starter if Starship works out?

Nope, Starliner is not designed to go beyond low Earth orbit. You might be thinking of the commercial space stations intended to replace the ISS, where, yes, Starliner was proposed as the crew transport for Blue Origin's station.

You're probably thinking of Orion which is being manufactured by Lockheed Martin and Airbus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)

That's Lockheed Martin's unrelated Orion [0] spacecraft (which launches on the SLS orbital rocket, which is contracted primarily to Boeing). It's been under development since 2004; spent $29.4 billion; flown twice without astronauts—in 2014, and in 2022; and still doesn't work [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)

[1] https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/nasa-confirms-independ...

While I always knew what Starliner is supposed to be, when worded in this way:

> Starliner is not designed to go beyond low Earth orbit

It’s actually hilarious they chose this name.

The name of the specific Starliner that got stuck at the ISS?

Calypso.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Starliner_Calypso

Who/what is Calypso?

>In Greek mythology, Calypso was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with her, but Odysseus preferred to return home. Eventually, after the intervention of the other gods, Calypso was forced to let Odysseus go.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(mythology)

Yeah. Whoever named Starliner and that specific one are bloody geniuses.

I heard on NPR (I think) that it was astronaut Suni Williams herself that named it Calypso. Hope she's not detained for seven years!

Self fulfilling prophecy - hilarious !