Starliner astronauts return to Earth at last in SpaceX Dragon splashdown The International Space Station is a large spacecraft. It is called the ISS for short. The ISS travels around the Earth. Astronauts from around the world...
NASA astronauts are currently preparing Boeing's Starliner capsule for its return to Earth from the International Space Station. With only a test dummy aboard, the capsule successfully docked with the ISS for the first time, a huge achievement for the company after years of false st...
Boeing Starliner astronaut's return home delayed The return has been postponed for a fourth time as NASA wants more time to review test data after helium leaks and thruster issues. June 22, 2024 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams ...
Starliner remains the primary option for Butch and Suni if an emergency occurs and they need to rapidly depart the station. There is no urgent need to bring them home, and NASA is using the extra time to understand the spacecraft’s technical issues before deciding on a return plan. How l...
SOURCE OF ‘STRANGE’ SOUNDS FROM BOEING STARLINER IDENTIFIED "They were never stuck or stranded; they always had a way to depart the space station," Stich said. New seats, new suits, new spacecraft This week, Williams and Wilmore are preparing their spacecraft to return home without them....
NASA and Boeing are now targeting no earlier than Saturday, June 22, to return the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission from theInternational Space Station(ISS). The extra time allows the team to finalize departure planning and operations while the spacecraft remains cleared for crew emergen...
Boeing Starliner astronauts will stay in space a little while longer The space station just had to steer clear of more space junk Departing ISS astronaut still finds time for stunning night shot Crew Dragon is about to fly with empty seats for the first time. Here’s why...
The Starliner capsule, which marked Boeing’s first crewed mission to space, will return to Earth unmanned in September, per the agency. NASA’s decision represents another hit for Boeing, adding to the safety worries the aerospace company has already experienced with its airplanes. The company ...
Using a SpaceX craft to return astronauts that Boeing had planned to bring back on Starliner would be a major blow to an aerospace giant that has struggled for years to compete with SpaceX and its more experienced Crew Dragon. Starliner has been dock...
The Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. Credit: NASA As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams near their return from the ISS...