CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two astronauts who were supposed to be back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday they are confident the Boeing space capsule can bring them back safely despite a series of nasty glitches. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams boarded Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first humans … Read more
The first manned mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been in orbit for more than a month, and there is still no date set for its return. Starliner launched on June 5 on Crew Flight Test (CFT), carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) for a planned week-long … Read more
TSMC shares rose, with Morgan Stanley among analysts raising their forecasts. (CPHOTO via Getty Images) TSMC (TSM) Shares of TSMC rose as much as 3% in Taipei (2330.TW), extending a rally this year to more than 75% as chipmakers prepare for TSMC’s price hikes. Shares also rose after Morgan Stanley joined a group of brokers … Read more
Much has changed in Belfast since the 1930s. Yet despite the Second World War, decades of Troubles and the sharp decline of heavy industry, the Short Brothers factory has continued to produce aircraft and components. But now the takeover of the plant’s owner, Spirit AeroSystems, by US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is raising questions about its … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been docked with the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly a month, with NASA and its commercial partner repeatedly delaying the crew’s departure aboard the capsule. Despite indefinitely postponing Starliner’s return flight, NASA and Boeing insist that the spacecraft is fully operational, can return to Earth at any time, and that … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Politicians and union leaders warned against the break-up of Spirit AeroSystems in Northern Ireland after Boeing’s $4.7 billion takeover of its former supplier left the region’s largest manufacturer in limbo. In addition to Boeing’s acquisition of … Read more
Boeing and Airbus have reached an agreement to distribute Spirit AeroSystems. Boeing will pay $4.7 billion for the supplier. Including the assumed debt, this amount has increased to $8.3 billion. (zoonar.com, Zoonar GmbH) Boeing (BA) Boeing and Airbus (AIR.PA) have struck a deal to split Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), with the former paying $4.7bn (£3.7bn) for … Read more
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the first crew of Boeing’s Starliner, are stranded on the ISS. What happens now? ADVERTISEMENT The two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) with no return date likely have “a big smile on their faces and are happy to be there,” said former French astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy. … Read more
NASA officials said that despite an indefinite delay in their return to Earth, the Boeing Starliner crew stuck on the International Space Station due to mechanical problems with their spacecraft are not “stranded” in space. Starliner commander Butch Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams have been cooped up in the space station for weeks following their … Read more
Two NASA astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station in early June were originally scheduled to return home a few weeks ago to complete a test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Instead, the astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will remain on the station for several weeks longer while NASA and Boeing engineers continue … Read more