Boeing’s years-long struggle to launch astronauts on Starliner

Boeing’s years-long struggle to launch astronauts on Starliner

Boeing‘s Starliner is a human-grade space capsule designed to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Boeing began work on the capsule in 2014, when it signed a $4.2 billion contract with NASA under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA also selected SpaceX for the job, giving Elon Musk’s company $2.6 billion to … Read more

Boeing and SpaceX had a major week

Boeing and SpaceX had a major week

The SpaceX Starship launches during its fourth flight test from Boca Chica beach on June 06, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and curates the latest news, investor … Read more

Boeing Starliner ISS docking after delay

Boeing Starliner ISS docking after delay

Boeing’s Starliner capsule is seen while approaching the International Space Station on June 6, 2024 with two NASA astronauts on board. NASA TV Boeing’s Starliner capsule made a delayed docking with the International Space Station on Thursday, after NASA called off an initial approach due to a thruster problem. The spacecraft docked with the ISS … Read more

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to testify in Senate hearing June 18

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to testify in Senate hearing June 18

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks briefly with reporters as he arrives for a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a Senate panel June 18 to answer lawmaker questions about whistleblower allegations … Read more

Boeing Starliner crew flight to make another launch attempt for NASA

Boeing Starliner crew flight to make another launch attempt for NASA

[The live stream above is scheduled to start at 9:45 a.m. ET. If you don’t see a video player at that time, please refresh the page. Boeing aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on Wednesday, in the latest attempt to fly the long-delayed spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for 10:52 a.m. ET … Read more

Boeing’s Starliner first launch with NASA astronauts

Boeing’s Starliner first launch with NASA astronauts

[The livestream started at 8:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] Boeing aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on board on Saturday, in a long-delayed final test of the spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for 12:25 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Two … Read more

Boeing FAA safety plan is due. Here’s what to expect

Boeing FAA safety plan is due. Here’s what to expect

Boeing 737 Max 8 fuselages manufactured by Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kansas are transported on a BSNF train heading west over the Bozeman Pass March 12, 2019 in Bozeman, Montana.  William Campbell | Corbis News | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun and other top company leaders are scheduled to meet with the Federal Aviation … Read more

Climate change behind rising flight turbulence, Transportation Sec’y Buttigieg says

Climate change behind rising flight turbulence, Transportation Sec’y Buttigieg says

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press briefing the day after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that climate change is one of the culprits behind an increase in … Read more

Here’s what adding Nvidia would mean for the 128-year-old Dow Industrials

Here’s what adding Nvidia would mean for the 128-year-old Dow Industrials

CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nvidia last week announced a 10-for-1 stock split which will bring its share price from over $1,000 to a more affordable level for retail investors and company insiders alike. Nvidia joins a number of companies that have recently announced sizable stock splits, including Walmart earlier this year and … Read more

Starliner astronaut launch moving forward despite leak

Starliner astronaut launch moving forward despite leak

In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on May 4, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space … Read more