Washington, Sept. 29 -- NASA and Boeing have outlined a structured roadmap to bring the Starliner spacecraft back into operational service following technical hurdles encountered during the flight that transported astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station.

The upcoming uncrewed Starliner mission is scheduled to lift off either in December or January 2027, according to a Monday announcement by the space agency.

Providing insight into the phased initiative, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stated, "We are starting with an uncrewed Starliner-1 mission to the International Space Station to validate the improvements made to the spacecraft and gather the flight data we need."

Following the uncrew...