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Boeing’s Starliner will be sent back to Earth soon — without its astronauts – National

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Boeing’s Starliner will be sent back to Earth soon — without its astronauts – National

The troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft is being sent back to Earth this Friday evening, NASA confirmed Wednesday. In a news conference ahead of the embattled spacecraft’s re-entry into our atmosphere, officials from NASA’s Commercial Crew and International Space Station Program said that, weather permitting, the uncrewed spacecraft will depart from the International Space Station (ISS) … Read more

Strange Noises Are Coming from Inside Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft

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Strange Noises Are Coming from Inside Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft

On Saturday NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some strange noises emanating from a speaker inside the Starliner spacecraft. “I’ve got a question about Starliner,” Wilmore radioed down to Mission Control, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. “There’s a strange noise coming through the speaker … I don’t know what’s making it.” Wilmore said he was … Read more

SpaceX Crash Threatens Rescue Of Astronauts Stranded On ISS

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SpaceX Crash Threatens Rescue Of Astronauts Stranded On ISS

Photo: CHANDAN KHANNA / Contributor (Getty Images) A SpaceX rocket booster crashed as it was landing Wednesday, causing the aerospace company to postpone a launch it had planned later in the day. The Federal Aviation Administration has since grounded all Falcon 9 rockets until an investigation into the crash is completed, Futurism reports. That throws … Read more

Boeing May Never Know What Really Went Wrong With Starliner

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Boeing May Never Know What Really Went Wrong With Starliner

Boeing’s Starliner mission has been an utter cock up for the aerospace company. Shortly after the craft launched to the International Space Station with two astronauts onboard, issues were found with the craft that mean Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will now be stuck in space until 2025. Now, it’s emerged that the harsh realities … Read more

Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

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Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

Passengers and pilots aboard a Qantas flight from Rome experienced an unexpected incident involving tyre damage. On August 24, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport heading to the West Coast of Australia. During the take-off, a piece of the plane’s tyre tread separated and punctured the right wing. Despite … Read more

NASA decision against using a Boeing capsule to bring astronauts back adds to company’s problems

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NASA decision against using a Boeing capsule to bring astronauts back adds to company’s problems

NASA’s announcement Saturday that it won’t use a troubled Boeing capsule to return two stranded astronauts to Earth is a yet another setback for the struggling company, although the financial damage is likely to be less than the reputational harm. Once a symbol of American engineering and technological prowess, Boeing has seen its reputation battered … Read more

Stranded Boeing astronauts to return in 2025 on competitor SpaceX: NASA – National

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Stranded Boeing astronauts to return in 2025 on competitor SpaceX: NASA – National

Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA said on Saturday, deeming issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to carry its first crew home. The agency’s decision, tapping Boeing’s top space … Read more

The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX’s Dragon Next Year

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The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX’s Dragon Next Year

NASA has announced that astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth next February aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. The announcement at a press conference today caps off months of speculation about the best plan to safely bring the astronauts home after malfunctions with their ride, Boeing’s Starliner capsule, postponed their departure from the … Read more

SpaceX Wants To Send Tourists On A Space Walk Without An Airlock

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SpaceX Wants To Send Tourists On A Space Walk Without An Airlock

Photo: Polaris Program/John Kraus SpaceX, somehow not the worst American space company, has long had big plans for its missions. From spacewalks to killing the International Space Station, the company always seems interested in unprecedented stunts. Now, SpaceX is rolling that spacewalk plan in with another: Sending tourists 870 miles from Earth, with no airlock. … Read more

Stranded Astronauts Now Have To Deal With Incompatible SpaceX And Boeing Spacesuits

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Stranded Astronauts Now Have To Deal With Incompatible SpaceX And Boeing Spacesuits

Photo: NASA An interesting dilemma has cropped up as NASA weighs its options on handling the problem-plagued Boeing Starliner currently docked to the International Space Station. If astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were to hitch a ride back to Earth on a Space-X Crew Dragon, they would need new spacesuits. Boeing’s intravehicular activity suits … Read more