Boeing Starliner Mishap Labeled One of Worst NASA Disasters (1)

NASA is putting the botched 2024 test flight of Boeing Co.’s Starliner capsule in the same category of disaster as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents, underscoring the dramatic failures that kept a pair of astronauts stuck in space for nine months.

The agency labeled the mission a “Type A” mishap in a scathing report Thursday that delves into what happened during Starliner’s first crewed flight. The fates of Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams captured the world’s attention as NASA frantically tried to decide how to bring them back from the International Space Station.

The 300-plus page report ...