The mission's main objective was to demonstrate that Starliner could safely pull a crew away from the pad in the event of an emergency prior to liftoff.

Despite this, NASA and Boeing deemed the test a success, as Starliner was designed to function on two parachutes if necessary.

In September 2011, Boeing announced the completion of a set of ground drop tests to validate the design of the airbag cushioning system.

In May 2019, all major hotfire tests, were completed using full-up flight-capable service module hardware.

NASA declared the test a success, and the malfunction of one parachute didn't affect the Starliner development schedule.