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 […]
Top line The two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station will hopefully finally return to Earth in early 2025 aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, NASA said Saturday. And not on the Boeing Starliner they arrived on, because of safety concerns about the spacecraft that could jeopardize Boeing’s lucrative contract with the space station. […]
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 […]
About 48 light years away, in the constellation Cetus, lies an ice-covered planet that appears straight out of star Wars Central casting. One hemisphere is always facing the parent star, creating a small molten ocean on the permanent day side, giving it the appearance of a gigantic eyeball. Moreover, this body of water, almost twice […]
Even defunct spacecraft need a final resting place. For the Russian space station Mir and hundreds of other spacecraft from the US, Russia, Europe and Japan, this cemetery is located around the remote Point Nemo in the South Pacific, east of New Zealand – and eventually the International Space Station will be buried there too. […]
