Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner capsule takes off aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. In an update released late Friday evening, NASA said it was “adjusting” the date of the Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth from June 26 to an unspecified time in July. The announcement followed two days of lengthy meetings to assess the … 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
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which was scheduled to remain attached to the International Space Station for about a week, will get some extra time in space, NASA said Tuesday, as officials fix helium leaks and investigate why some thrusters failed during the test flight. The capsule is now scheduled to fly a pair of NASA astronauts, … Read more
Two NASA astronauts will not return from the International Space Station (ISS) for four days, the latest in a series of delays that have marred the Starliner program for years. Automation never tasted so good NASA and Boeing have postponed the Starliner spacecraft’s undocking for a second time, now targeting June 26 to return the … Read more
The return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule will be delayed a few more days due to thruster problems and a planned spacewalk. NASA announced today (June 18) that Starliner will complete its first human mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than June 26, nearly three weeks after launch. The landing will … Read more
NASA will talk about the delayed return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule at a press conference today (June 18), and you can listen to it live. Representatives from NASA and Boeing will discuss progress Starliner‘s mission at the International Space Station (ISS), which docked on June 6 after several helium leaks and problems with … Read more
NASA will talk about the delayed return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule at a press conference today (June 18), and you can listen to it live. Representatives from NASA and Boeing will discuss progress Starliner‘s mission at the International Space Station (ISS), which docked on June 6 after several helium leaks and problems with … Read more
A new image and incredible time-lapse shows an aurora filling the view as Boeing Starliner astronauts performed a crucial in-flight test in space on Saturday (June 15). Starliner is currently located on the International Space Station (ISS), and the crew was testing the capsule’s thrusters because problems had delayed docking procedures; The first time problems … Read more