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Boeing Starliner returns to Earth without crew – a former astronaut details what it means for NASA, Boeing and astronauts still in space

Boeing’s crew-carrying space capsule, Starliner, returned to Earth without its two-person crew just after midnight Eastern time on September 7, 2024. The remote-controlled return capped a grueling test flight to the International Space Station that left two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, months longer than planned after NASA deemed the capsule unsafe to… Read More »

Boeing Starliner’s Future Uncertain Even After Safe Landing

Starliner has landed. Boeing’s troubled spacecraft has finally returned home, but two NASA astronauts who headed to the International Space Station in June are still in orbit. After problems with the Starliner’s propulsion system during its approach to the space station in June, NASA officials decided not to send astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore… Read More »

Starliner leaves crew behind to return to Earth overnight

Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft — not trusted by NASA to bring its crew home safely from the International Space Station — equipped to leave Friday and a pilotless return to Earth to end a disappointing journey test flight It was damaged by helium leaks and thruster problems. The Boeing spacecraft, leaving behind Starliner commander Barry… Read More »

Analysis: Astronaut plight increases pressure on Boeing’s struggling space unit

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA’s decision to send Boeing’s Starliner capsule home without astronauts comes after years of missteps by the aircraft maker in its space business and casts doubt on the unit’s future, analysts and industry sources said. Taking NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS)… Read More »

NASA says astronauts stranded in space won’t return with Boeing capsule, will wait for SpaceX vehicle

NASA announced Saturday that it will ask SpaceX for help in bringing home two astronauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since early June after their Boeing spacecraft experienced various problems during flight. The decision to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule rather… Read More »

NASA’s decision not to use a Boeing capsule to bring back astronauts has added to the company’s problems

NASA’s announcement Saturday that it will not use its troubled Boeing capsule to return two astronauts to Earth was another setback for the struggling company, though the financial damage is likely to be less than the reputational damage. Boeing, once a symbol of American engineering and technological ingenuity, suffered a tarnished reputation when two 737… Read More »

Will Boeing’s Starliner astronauts return home on SpaceX Dragon in 2025? NASA could decide next week

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Source: NASA Boeing’s two Starliner astronauts could learn their fate within the next two weeks — but for now NASA doesn’t know when the duo will return home. So for now, the spacecraft’s crew, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and… Read More »

Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck on the space station until next year? Here’s what you need to know

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 Considers Keeping Boeing Astronauts at Space Station Until February

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 »

NASA Considers Boeing, SpaceX to Bring Back Starliner Astronauts

NASA management is engaged in deep discussions this week about whether the agency should send its astronauts back to Boeing’s crippled Starliner capsule or use a SpaceX spacecraft to rescue the crew. The agency’s concern about the Starliner, which carried NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station in early June,… Read More »