Boeing’s Starliner capsule returns to Earth pending indefinitely NASA announced Friday that it is awaiting results from new thruster tests and ongoing analysis of helium leaks that occurred during the craft’s rendezvous with the International Space Station. But agency officials insisted Starliner commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams they are not “stranded” in… Read More »
Boeing’s leak-prone Starliner capsule will remain docked with the International Space Station for another four days and will return to White Sands, New Mexico, on June 26 to complete its extended flight period of June 20-20, NASA announced Tuesday. It will return to Earth with a pre-dawn landing in . daily test flight – the… Read More »
After nearly three weeks of extensive testing and data analysis, NASA managers said Friday they are confident in Boeing’s technology. frequently delayed Starliner crew capsule He said a small helium leak in the ship’s propulsion system did not pose a flight safety concern and said it could be launched safely “as is” on June 1.… Read More »
Boeing’s launch Starliner spacecraft already delayed The capsule has been shifted for at least four more days, from next Tuesday to May 25, due to ongoing work to address concerns about a small helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, officials said Friday. Mission commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams aim to launch… Read More »
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying Boeing’s ill-fated Starliner capsule has been delayed an additional four days, from Friday to next Tuesday, to give engineers time to make sure a small helium leak in the crew ship’s propulsion system has been fixed. officials said Tuesday. Liftoff from pad 41 at… Read More »
Atlas 5 rocket carry astronaut Ready to explode on Monday night for the first time in sixty years Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner The crew ferry entered orbit for the first piloted test flight to the International Space Station. Running years behind schedule and more than a billion dollars over budget, Starliner joins Boeing’s SpaceX’s Crew Dragon,… Read More »
Two NASA astronauts will soon make history as the first to launch into space aboard a Boeing spacecraft. Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams are planned to be launched into space. international space station (ISS) on May 6 represents the first Crew Flight Test, or CFT, of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. The mission will… Read More »
Two experienced astronauts flew to Kennedy Space Center on Thursday afternoon to prepare for the first piloted launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, a long-awaited flight for years. behind schedule after two uncrewed test flights and comprehensive studies to solve various technical problems. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita WilliamsTwo of NASA’s most experienced astronauts, who… Read More »