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- NASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft departure from the International Space Station and return to Earth. The uncrewed spacecraft will depart from the orbiting labor...
- Starliner return from ISS set for Sept. 6 SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will depart from the International Space Station Sept. 6, ending a three-month flight that saw the spacecraft unable to demonstrate its ability to safely return astronauts from orbit.
- Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Will End September 6 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Aug 2024 NASA decided today that the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test mission will return to Earth on September 6. The spacecraft will be empty when it lands in New Mexico instead
- Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO SpaceNews · 29 Aug 2024 Kim was most recently the chief executive of Boeing’s small satellite manufacturing subsidiary Millennium Space
- NASA, Boeing Optimizing Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay for Future SLS Stage Production NASA · 27 Aug 2024 NASA is preparing space at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for upcoming assembly activities of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for future Artemis missions, beginning with Artemis III. Teams a...
- SpaceX bails out Boeing and employees are reportedly ‘humiliated’ Teslarati · 26 Aug 2024 SpaceX will rescue the NASA astronauts that are stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) bringing them back on the Crew-9 vehicle...
- NASA rules out bringing astronauts home on Boeing’s Starliner Spaceflight Now · 24 Aug 2024 After weeks of debate, NASA has ruled out bringing two astronauts back to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule because of lingering concerns about multiple helium leaks and degraded thrusters, both critical to a succe...
- NASA: Starliner Will Return Empty, Still Confident in Boeing SpacePolicyOnline.com · 24 Aug 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced today that the agency has decided to return Boeing’s Starliner capsule to Earth empty. The two NASA astronauts who flew it up to the International
- Starliner to return from ISS without astronauts on board SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2024 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will return from the International Space Station in September without the two astronauts on board who launched on it in June after NASA concluded thruster problems posed too much risk.
- Boeing Starliner returning without crew – Butch and Suni to fly SpaceX NASASpaceflight · 24 Aug 2024 The eventful Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission crewed by astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has reached a point where a decision has now been made to return the astronauts home on Crew Dragon Freedom. This...
- NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth Without Crew NASA · 24 Aug 2024 NASA will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft, the agency announced Saturday. The uncrewed return allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testi...
- Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS CNBC · 24 Aug 2024 Boeing will return its capsule from the International Space Station without the NASA astronauts that Starliner delivered to orbit, the agency announced on Saturday.
- First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft NASA · 23 Aug 2024 In a special unveiling ceremony on Aug. 22, 2024, the public received a first look at magniX’s Dash 7 aircraft that will serve as a testbed for sustainable aviation research with NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demo...
- Preguntas frecuentes: Estado del retorno de la prueba de vuelo tripulado Boeing de la NASA NASA · 23 Aug 2024 Read the article in English here. Los astronautas de la NASA Butch Wilmore y Suni Williams llegaron al laboratorio orbital el 6 de junio a bordo de la nave Boeing Starliner tras despegar el 5 de junio del Complejo de Lan...
- Leadership to Discuss NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test NASA · 22 Aug 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership will hold an internal Agency Test Flight Readiness Review on Saturday, Aug. 24, for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. About an hour later, NASA will host a live news conference...
- FAQ: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Return Status NASA · 20 Aug 2024 Editor’s note: This article was updated Aug. 20, 2024, to reflect the latest information from NASA’s Office of Communications. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the orbiting laboratory on June 6...
- Rethinking Safety in the Age of Machine Complexity SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2024 In the unforgiving void of space, where errors are measured in milliseconds and millimeters, the Boeing Starliner saga unfolds. As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams find themselves in their
- Boeing & Lockheed Martin in Talks to Sell ULA to Sierra Space The Launch Pad · 16 Aug 2024 Boeing & Lockheed Martin in Talks to Sell ULA to Sierra Space
- Lessons Learned from Challenger and Columbia Guide Starliner Decisions SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Aug 2024 NASA continues to analyze data about Starliner’s propulsion system before deciding if the Boeing spacecraft is safe enough to bring two NASA astronauts back to Earth from the International Space
- NASA pushes Starliner return decision to late August SpaceNews · 14 Aug 2024 NASA now expects to make a decision by late August on whether NASA astronauts will return on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as the agency outlined the process it will take to reach that decision.
- Why NASA astronauts are waiting to return on Boeing’s Starliner CNBC · 14 Aug 2024 Log entry: Day 71.
- NASA to Provide Crew Flight Test Status Update NASA · 13 Aug 2024 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Mission managers continue to evaluate the Starliner spacecraft’s readiness in advance...
- NASA watchdog finds quality control problems with Boeing SLS work SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 NASA’s internal watchdog sharply criticized the work Boeing is doing on the next version of the Space Launch System, finding serious lapses in quality control.
- NASA IG Blasts Boeing on Block 1B SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Aug 2024 NASA’s Office of Inspector General issued a highly critical report today on Boeing’s development of an upgraded version of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, Block 1B, and NASA’s oversight of
- A new report finds Boeing’s rockets are built with an unqualified work force Ars Technica · 8 Aug 2024 NASA declines to penalize Boeing for the deficiencies.
- NASA Still Deciding If Butch and Suni Will Come Home on Starliner SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Aug 2024 NASA officials said today they expect to decide in mid-August whether Boeing’s Starliner capsule will bring two NASA astronauts back to Earth or return empty. The continued uncertainty is driven
- NASA considering returning Starliner astronauts on Crew Dragon SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2024 NASA is evaluating options to have the two astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft return instead on a SpaceX Crew Dragon in early 2025, given questions about the s...
- NASA ‘getting more serious’ about backup plan to bring Starliner astronauts home if needed Spaceflight Now · 7 Aug 2024 As NASA debates the safety of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in the wake of multiple helium leaks and thruster issues, the agency is "getting more serious" about a backup plan to bring the ship's two crew members back to...
- NASA has about a week to decide on returning Boeing’s Starliner with crew or empty CNBC · 7 Aug 2024 NASA aims to soon decide whether its astronauts will return on Boeing’s misfiring Starliner — or instead turn to SpaceX as a rescue option — with agency leadership on Wednesday saying a decision is about a week away.
- As it happened: NASA discusses ISS schedule shuffle, SpaceX Crew-9 launch delay, Boeing Starliner questions Spaceflight Now · 7 Aug 2024 The media briefing came after the agency formally pushed back the launch of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station from mid-August to late-September.
- NASA delays Crew-9 launch as it grapples with Starliner problems SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2024 NASA is postponing the launch of the next crew rotation mission to the International Space Station by a month as examines when, or if, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft can complete its test flight.
- Crew-9 Launch Slips to Give NASA More Time to Analyze Starliner Data SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 Aug 2024 NASA is delaying the launch of the next International Space Station crew exchange mission, Crew-9, as it continues to assess the health of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Framing the decision as
- NASA to Provide Crew Flight Test, Space Station Missions Update NASA · 6 Aug 2024 NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss ongoing International Space Station operations, including the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. Audi...
- NASA weighs Boeing vs. SpaceX choice in bringing back Starliner astronauts CNBC · 2 Aug 2024 NASA management has been in deep discussion this week about whether to return the agency’s astronauts on board Boeing’s misfiring Starliner capsule or to go with the alternative of using a SpaceX craft to rescue the crew...
- Boeing Losses $125 Million Amid CST-100 Starliner Program Delays The Launch Pad · 1 Aug 2024 Boeing Losses $125 Million Amid CST-100 Starliner Program Delays
- Boeing takes additional $125 million loss on Starliner SpaceNews · 1 Aug 2024 Boeing took another loss on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program as the company works to prepare the spacecraft for its delayed return from the International Space Station.
- Boeing Takes Another Financial Hit Due to Starliner SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Aug 2024 In its quarterly earnings report today, Boeing acknowledged that delays in the Starliner program have cost it another $125 million. The company has had to spend more than $1 billion
- Satellite issues deliver mixed bag for Yahsat earnings SpaceNews · 30 Jul 2024 While an anomaly on an old Boeing-built satellite dented revenues at Yahsat, the Emirati operator’s profit was lifted by compensation from Airbus after its next-generation mobile connectivity spacecraft was caught up in...
- Starliner Passes In-Orbit Tests, But First Operational Launch Slips SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Jul 2024 Boeing and NASA put the Starliner spacecraft through its paces this weekend, successfully testing the thrusters and confirming the helium leaks are stable. But in a nod to the amount
- Atlas V successfully launched its last ever national security mission NASASpaceflight · 29 Jul 2024 United Launch Alliance, formed in 2006 to merge the Boeing and Lockheed Martin launch vehicle programs, has flown 100 national security missions over the last 18 years using the Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V rocket fam...