This is what happened when Boeing Starliner reached the ISS, narrowly averting a crisis

After overcoming in-flight failures of Boeing’s commercial spacecraft, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally reached the safety of the International Space Station on Thursday. Ten years in the making, Wednesday’s Cape Canaveral launch was Boeing’s third attempt after aborting two previous launches, partly due to helium leaks in the service module of its … Read more

A disaster is narrowly avoided because the plane clears the runway within seconds

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s travel email A potential disaster was narrowly averted when a packed passenger plane took off just seconds before it was about to leave the runway due to a software glitch. The Boeing plane, operated by TUI, was taking … Read more