When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Two drogue parachutes from a Boeing Starliner test article successfully deployed during a landing system reliability test above White Sands Spaceport in New Mexico on June 21, 2020. | Source: Boeing Starliner, which sets off without astronauts, will separate… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. When astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left Earth for the International Space Station nearly three months ago, they left their bags and took with them a significant amount of equipment. Leading the crewed flight… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. When astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left Earth for the International Space Station two months ago, they left their bags and took with them a critical piece of equipment. Leading the first crewed flight… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is grappling with how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station after Boeing repeatedly delayed their return to its troubled capsule. Will they take a chance and send them home soon with Boeing’s Starliner? Or will they wait and bring them back next year… Read More »
NASA is considering keeping the two astronauts who carried the Boeing capsule to the International Space Station there until February because of problems the spacecraft experienced during flight. The agency said Wednesday that it was still evaluating options for returning NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams safely to Earth and that no plans had… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Canadarm2 releases the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from the International Space Station. | Source: NASA The Canadian robotic arm on the International Space Station is days away from reaching a major milestone. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced today… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Boeing’s Starliner docked with the International Space Station during Crew Flight Test in July 2024. | Source: NASA Boeing’s Starliner aircraft will soon conduct a “hot fire” test in orbit as NASA and the company continue to investigate the… Read More »
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. space agencies reported that an unused Russian satellite broke into more than 100 pieces in orbit, resulting in astronauts on the International Space Station having to take shelter for about an hour and increasing the mass of space debris in orbit. No details have yet been given as… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The third attempt was the lure of Boeing’s Starliner mission after launching its first crewed flight test on Wednesday, in a milestone a decade in the making. The new spacecraft’s highly anticipated, people-packed journey lifted… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The third attempt was the lure of Boeing’s Starliner mission after launching its first crewed flight test on Wednesday, in a milestone a decade in the making. The new spacecraft’s highly anticipated, people-packed journey lifted… Read More »