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 »
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. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will bring home two NASA astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for nearly 80 days due to problems with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, in a surprising… Read More »
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 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 »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. August continues to be an exciting month for skywatchers. Following closely behind the peak of the Perseid meteor shower last week, the first of four consecutive supermoons of the year will rise on August 19.… Read More »
If you go somewhere expecting an eight-day trip and can’t leave for eight months, most people would consider that “being stranded.” That’s what happened to two NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who traveled to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June. During the test flight, the propulsion system failed, and… Read More »
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 »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Register for free here. The human story got a little more complicated about twenty years ago. In 2003, archaeologists excavating at Liang Bua, a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, found a small human-like… 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 »