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
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
NASA and Boeing executives knew before launch that their Starliner rocket was leaking, but believed it was too small to pose a threat — as two astronauts are now stuck on the International Space Station because of the problem, new reports say. Officials found a helium leak on the troubled Starliner before its June 5 … Read more
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 31: Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a model of an Airbus … [+] 320 after giving a keynote speech on the Scottish economy at Spirit Aerospace in Prestwick, where she also toured the factory in Prestwick, Scotland on August 31, 2017. (Photo by Andrew Milligan – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Getty … Read more
Boeing’s days in space may be numbered. And SpaceX may have become NASA’s new favorite space contractor. The International Space Station (ISS) orbits the Earth at an altitude of 400 kilometers. That doesn’t sound like much. You can drive 250 miles in about four hours in a cheap sedan or take a one-hour flight (if … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner was sitting on the Cape Canaveral launch pad in Florida when a small but critical problem with the spacecraft’s 200-foot (61-meter) booster rocket brought the countdown to a halt. The American aerospace giant was hired by NASA to transport two astronauts – Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore – to the International Space … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set to mark its crowning achievement this month: carrying two NASA astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station, proving the long-delayed and overpriced capsule is up … Read more
WASHINGTON – NASA and Boeing have once again extended the CST-100 Starliner’s stay on the International Space Station as engineers complete analysis of thruster problems and helium leaks on the crewed spacecraft. At a June 18 briefing, NASA announced that Starliner’s return to Earth on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, which had already been … Read more