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 »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was preparing to celebrate its biggest achievement this month: launching two NASA astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station, proving that the long-delayed and over-budget capsule was ready for… Read More »
The return of Boeing’s Starliner capsule to Earth will be delayed a few more days due to thruster troubleshooting and a planned spacewalk. NASA announced today (June 18) that Starliner will complete its first manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no later than June 26, approximately three weeks after launch. Landing that day… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Events in space often do not develop like in the movies. But a spacecraft’s journey can offer awe-inspiring views and surprising moments that are more spectacular than fiction. SpaceX placed… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Events in space often do not develop like in the movies. But a spacecraft’s journey can offer awe-inspiring views and surprising moments that are more spectacular than fiction. SpaceX placed… Read More »
A.Astronaut Butch Wilmore can’t forget the time he landed in permafrost. It was 2015, and Wilmore was returning to Earth aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft after spending 167 days on the International Space Station (ISS). The landing was on solid ground in Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, but braking rockets under the parachuted Soyuz needed to cushion the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The final attempt at a crewed launch ceremony for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be held on Wednesday after a computer glitch stopped the countdown minutes before Saturday’s liftoff. The historic mission, called Crew Flight Test,… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The final attempt at a crewed launch ceremony for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be held on Wednesday after a computer glitch stopped the countdown minutes before Saturday’s liftoff. The historic mission, called Crew Flight Test,… Read More »
NASA and Boeing were once again forced to cancel the first crewed launch of the company’s Starliner spacecraft. NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are scheduled to board the Starliner from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday at 12:25 ET. The flight to the International Space Station would be the vehicle’s… Read More »