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This isn't Boeing very well... Faulty timer knackers Starliner cargo capsule on its way to International Space Station

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: Hubris

"Calling something that only goes to orbit "Starliner" would seem to be a classical example."

Yeah, you'd think they'd at least add "Capsule" to the end. It's a bit like the Wright brothers calling the Wright Flyer the AirLiner. Liner is already taken in transport terms as a mass passenger transport. Seven passengers does not a liner make. StarDinghy would more appropriate!

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