WASHINGTON — Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully landed in New Mexico on Sept. 7, completing its Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, albeit without a crew on board. The Starliner spacecraft landed at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, about six hours after undocking from the International Space Station. The […]
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft made an unmanned landing in New Mexico late Friday, ending a three-month test mission marred by technical problems that delayed the return of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. The astronauts, who flew to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Starliner in June, had to remain in space because NASA […]
NASA has chosen Elon Musk’s SpaceX program to rescue astronauts stranded in space. The move is a humiliating blow for aerospace giant Boeing, whose Starliner spacecraft carried commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams to the International Space Station (ISS). The two experienced pilots have been stuck on the ISS since the end […]
The National Laboratory of the International Space Station (ISS) is working with NASA on a call for space-based research into some of the most serious diseases of our time – such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases. The ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) 2024-09: Igniting Innovation: Science in Space to Cure Disease on […]
Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s defective Starliner spacecraft will have to return to Earth early next year on a SpaceX vehicle, NASA said on Saturday, deeming problems with the Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to bring the first crew home. NASA’s decision to entrust Boeing’s biggest […]
Sunita Williams may not return to Earth for quite some time. Speaking to the media, NASA revealed that the astronaut and her colleague Butch Wilmore could remain in space for at least six more months. The space agency revealed that it is considering extending the stay of two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) […]
The Boeing Starliner is probably the most flawed spacecraft NASA has ever flown with humans on board. It started badly, continued badly, and will likely give NASA people sleepless nights for many years to come. The Boeing Starliner was supposed to be operational around the same time as the SpaceX Crew Dragon, but a series […]
Artist’s impression of the International Space Station, now at risk of crashing … (+) into the Antarctic seas. (Photo by NASA/Space Frontiers/Getty Images) Getty Images One of the world’s leading storytellers about the almost mythical birth and life in the sky of the International Space Station believes the ISS should be reserved for the explorers […]
A Russian cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, bringing with it nearly three tons of food, fuel and other supplies for the current crew. While much of the food is processed and packaged, the spacecraft that carry supplies to the orbiting outpost often also contain a small amount of fresh […]
In an article first published on The Conversation, JUSTIN ST P WALSH and ALICE GORMAN examine the results of the first archaeological fieldwork in space… New results from the first archaeological fieldwork in space show that the International Space Station is a lush cultural landscape where the crew creates its own “gravity” to replace Earth’s […]
