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 mission will make a third attempt Wednesday to launch its first crewed flight test, a milestone a decade in the making. The new spacecraft’s maiden voyage with humans on board is … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — The latest attempt at an inaugural crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is on schedule for Wednesday after a computer glitch halted the countdown just before Saturday’s launch. The historic mission, called the … Read more
American news By Associated Press Published June 2, 2024, 10:55 am ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Last-minute computer problems thwarted Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a series of delays over the years. Two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown was automatically stopped at … Read more
In late 2019, Boeing seemed to have a good chance of beating SpaceX and becoming the first private U.S. company to put astronauts into orbit. In the four and a half years since then, a lot has gone wrong. Here’s a timeline of the setbacks that caused Boeing to fall so far behind SpaceX in … Read more
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is rolled to the launch pad ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on Saturday, June 1. NASA/Getty images hide caption change caption NASA/Getty images The summer space season has already gotten off to a difficult start. After years of delays, NASA is preparing … Read more
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. NASA and Boeing officials are ready for a second attempt to launch the first crew test flight on the Starliner spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Saturday. Boeing’s Starliner, atop a … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is ready for its long-awaited first crewed launch. That launch, which will begin the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station (ISS), is scheduled for 12:25 p.m. EDT (1625 GMT) on Saturday (June 1) from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station here , atop a … Read more
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop its Atlas V rocket on the launch pad earlier this month. Senior NASA and Boeing executives told reporters Friday that they plan to launch the first test flight with the crew of the Starliner spacecraft as early as June 1, after several weeks of detailed analysis of a helium … Read more
After nearly three weeks of extensive testing and data analysis, NASA executives said Friday they have confidence in Boeing frequently delayed Starliner crew capsule can launch safely “as is” on June 1, saying a small helium leak in the ship’s propulsion system does not pose a flight safety concern. Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial … Read more
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on the eve of the crew’s first launch attempt earlier this month. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images The first crewed test flight of Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner spacecraft will not take off Saturday as planned, and could face a longer delay as engineers evaluate a persistent leak of helium … Read more