I agree with David, I have not seen modern “big-aerospace” able to turn an analyze-implement- test- reevaluate solution around in a month on anything including on how to put the roll on the toilet paper holder.

If one chute can safely lower the capsule then there may be a slim justification. however, if not a deployment failure on this test does not look good if called a success….even if the high and mighty NASA “declares” it a success

David. Heh. My problem is that I assume everyone should work at the pace demonstrated by SpaceX (following a very old and traditional American know-how and culture). I thereofore often forget that everyone does not work that way, by choice.

However, if I can somehow encourage Boeing to improve its work ethic, why not?

Richard M: It occurs to me that,. rather than do another pad abort test, Boeing could actually test a correction to this parachute deployment issue during the return of the Starliner capsule after docking with ISS in December.

But this shouldn’t be a delay to the Boeing OFT flight. Kathy Lueders noted weeks ago that ths pad abort was not on its critical path. So, get it flying.

Really though, much as I favor SpaceX in all this, we really do need these vehicles flying as soon as possible. Both of them.

I fully expect that there will be a review, Boeing will implement a fix, and there will be some kind of hardware test program, perhaps repeating this test or perhaps not, depending on what the identified issue is, before the manned flight. The question will be how quickly Boeing gets that done, and how long NASA takes to review and approve the results.