NASA Astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore reportedly spent eight days on the space station The two astronauts testing Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft were supposed to start their way back to Earth on Wednesday evening, but instead they will remain at the International Space Station (ISS). The ship’s return to Earth had already been … Read more
Image caption, Astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore reportedly stayed on the space station for eight days Item information The two astronauts testing Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft were supposed to start their way back to Earth on Wednesday evening, but instead they will remain at the International Space Station (ISS). The ship’s return to … Read more
SpaceX may be forced to rescue two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner suffered helium leaks. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams flew into space on the Starliner on June 5 and were only supposed to stay on the ISS for nine days – but problems with their ship have … Read more
Astronauts are conducting a “spacewalk assessment” in orbit after a coolant leak canceled a planned excursion on Monday (June 24), NASA officials said in an update. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt stopped the spacewalk while still in the hatch of the International Space Station (ISS), due to a leak in Dyson’s space … Read more
Before Boeing’s first flight with people aboard its Starliner spacecraft earlier this month, the company and NASA repeatedly said a rigorous testing program after years of delays and costly setbacks meant they were finally ready to fly astronauts. They warned about that too, since this was a test flight Everything may not go perfectly to … Read more
After helium leaks and problems with the thrusters of Boeing’s Starliner capsule, NASA has postponed the return date of the International Space Station. On Friday, the agency announced that it no longer has a planned return date. Instead, they will continue to test the capsule, try to understand its problems and see if they can … Read more
The summary The two astronauts who flew Boeing’s Starliner capsule to the International Space Station stayed there longer than expected. NASA pushed back the date for their return trip to Earth again Friday, after several previous delays. The reason for the changes is an investigation into problems with the spacecraft that arose earlier during the … Read more
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended original plans for the two astronauts to return to Earth, as last-minute fixes and testing yield a mission crucial to the future of Boeing’s space division. NASA has rescheduled the planned return three times … Read more
NASA has postponed the return of two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) for the third time amid concerns the crew could be ‘stranded’. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were initially scheduled for a nine-day stay, which was postponed twice this month and is now at an undetermined date. The extended stay is intended … Read more
A spacewalk by two NASA astronauts on the International Space Station ended almost as soon as it began Monday morning when water from one of the space suits began spewing into the airlock. “There’s water everywhere,” Tracy Dyson, one of the astronauts, reported to mission control. That was a few minutes after she and Mike … Read more