Sunita Williams is the only active astronaut not committed to other current or upcoming missions who has trained to fly on Starliner.
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Rodney Brooks, “Sunita Williams is the only active astronaut not committed to other current or upcoming missions who has trained to fly on Starliner.” (said 1 January 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_b4db4f69fa11, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_b4db4f69fa11
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