The decision was so close that NASA had to rewrite its Commercial Crew contract to include both companies. If NASA had only chosen Boeing as its sole commercial partner, the consequences would have been dire. Boeing's Starliner would have been the only spacecraft used to transport NASA astronauts to and from the ISS, leaving the agency reliant on a troubled spacecraft. NASA would have also lost the opportunity to work with SpaceX, which has since become a reliable partner.
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