Stich: I want to thank the entire NASA and Boeing team. A lot of resilience was demonstrated over the last few years, and really the last 10 months [before OFT-2] of getting their flight ready. The Starliner has performed beautifully. It's a great crew transportation system.
Stich's comments were delivered May 20, 2022, during a news conference that Space.com attended. The questions were adapted for publication.