Boeing's Starliner capsule landed safely at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico today (May 25) at 6:49 p.m. EDT (2249 GMT), wrapping up its uncrewed Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station. Read ourtouchdown story. The six-day-long OFT-2 was a ...
Since the end of the US Space Shuttle program in 2011 only the Russians with their Soyuz system have had the capacity to travel from the Earth to the ISS. Boeing is planning to launch an unmanned Starliner capsule on December 17 to the ISS, as SpaceX did with its Crew Dragon capsule in...
Things are heating up in Cape Canaveral, as Boeing’s new Starliner capsule is connected to the rocket which will launch it on its first orbital test flight in a few weeks’ time. The capsule will carry astronauts to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s commercial crew program...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket roars away from its Cape Canaveral launch pad, boosting Boeing's Starliner crew capsule into space for its first piloted test flight. Running years behind schedule because of technical problems, the rocket and spacecraft appeared to perform flawlessly during...
Boeing's Starliner capsule, with a crew of two, docked at the International Space Station Thursday after troubleshooting some technical malfunctions. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood breaks down how NASA maneuvered through the challenges to achieve the Starliner's next step in space.Jun 7, 202...
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were the flight crew on Boeing's Starliner capsule, which is recovering from a series of issues.(NASA / Getty Images) Ultimately, NASA decided Saturday to tapElon Musk's SpaceX— Boeing's main space rival — to shuttle...
Boeing’s Starliner capsule launched Wednesday its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station (ISS) after several delays. The liftoff occurred at 10:52 a.m. ET from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ...
“confidence remains high” that Starliner could return with crew. But since NASA announced its decision to fly the capsule home without astronauts, the company has said only that it is focused on “executing the mission as determined by NASA, and we are preparing the spacecraft for a safe ...
Boeing and NASA announced Friday night that mission officials are again delaying the Boeing Starliner capsule’s return to Earth from the International Space Station. The announcement is only the latest in a string of recent delays. Officials have pushed back Starliner’s ...
Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago say they're confident that Boeing's space capsule can return them safely.