Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft touched down on Earth early Saturday morning, with two test pilots left behind in space until next year over NASA’s concerns that their return was too risky. Starliner parachuted into New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range six hours after leaving the International Space Station, landing at 12:01 a.m. ET. “I am extremely...
Boeing’s Starliner capsule undocked from the International Space Station Friday evening and headed back to New Mexico without any crew. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain behind at the space station until February. They are expected to return to Earth with a SpaceX crew that will likely launch for the ISS later this month...
The NASA astronaut who holds among the lengthiest records for time spent in space after being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) because of technical difficulties with his spacecraft said the latest crew to get stuck in orbit will have to change their routine because of the unexpected hiccup. Experienced Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch...
The mystery behind a “strange noise” that a NASA astronaut heard coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft while aboard the International Space Stationhas been solved, the space agency said Monday. Astronaut Butch Wilmore first reported the pulsating sound coming from a speaker inside the spacecraft to Mission Control at Johnson Space Centerin Houston on Saturday,...
A NASA astronaut at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday reported hearing a “strange noise” coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft just days before it is set to leave the station and return to Earth on autopilot. The astronaut, Butch Wilmore, radioed Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston to inquire about the...
The Space Shuttle Discovery took off on its maiden voyage on this day in history, Aug.30, 1984. For Discovery, the fourth time was the charm: The previous three launch attempts were scrubbed, with one canceled just six seconds before liftoff. That aborted launch — the first of its kind for the Space Shuttle program —...
NASA on Friday said it would be sending two astronauts on the next SpaceX mission to the International Space Station instead of the planned four so that two who remain stranded there can return in February. The agency made the decision to send the troubled Boeing Starliner that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore previously flew...
Experienced Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stuck in space, and will not be returning home until February. The two have an extensive space history, and their families believe the decision to keep them there was ultimately best for their safety. What was supposed to be an eight-day trip to space has...
SpaceX’s attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk’s space company. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees are poised to launch on...
NASA officials announced on Saturday that the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft that shuttled two astronauts to space in June will return to earth without them. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck in space after engineers discovered helium leaks and issues involving thrusters shortly after Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner docked with the International Space...
