Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who lived at the International Space Station (ISS) for 286 days following the failure of Boeing’s Starliner capsule, have recovered from their lengthy lack of gravity. In an interview with Reuters, the duo shared that they completed an intensive physical readaptation program …
Read More »Boeing Has Lost $1.6 Billion on Starliner So Far
Boeing seemed like the safe bet in 2014 when NASA awarded it and SpaceX contracts to build new crewed spacecraft for the agency. SpaceX has been flying astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) for several years, but Boeing is struggling to complete its crewed demo mission. In …
Read More »Starliner Return Flight Delayed Until Later This Summer
Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft was supposed to have returned to Earth weeks ago, but it’s still at the International Space Station (ISS), along with its crew. And that’s not changing anytime soon. NASA has announced that Starliner’s return flight has been delayed again until an unspecified date in July, giving …
Read More »NASA Boeing Starliner
Boeing has been working with NASA to explore space for decades, which is why it was so surprising to see the company’s much-lauded CST-100 Starliner crew capsule stumble on numerous occasions. After last year’s canceled test flight, NASA and Boeing confirm Starliner is ready to take another swing at the …
Read More »NASA Boeing Starliner
NASA and Boeing have provided an update on the status of the Starliner spacecraft, which has been on the verge of launching several times now. The vessel was supposed to head off to the International Space Station (ISS) in August, but a last-minute issue with the craft’s fuel valves caused …
Read More »Boeing Starliner
Boeing will miss its Starliner launch window, the company has confirmed after a week of uncertainty. Four of the 13 stuck valves that delayed the OFT-2 launch last week are still not working, so Boeing and NASA have decided to unstack the spacecraft and rocket. Starliner will go back to …
Read More »Boeing’s Second Starliner
For several years, SpaceX and Boeing were neck-and-neck in the race to send astronauts into space, but then Boeing encountered a few setbacks. That has left SpaceX as the sole private space firm launching both people and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). Boeing has been toiling throughout the …
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