Elon Musk’s SpaceX has violated environmental regulations by repeatedly releasing pollutants into or near bodies of water in Texas, a state agency’s violation notice said, focusing on the flooding system at the Starbase launch facility. The notice from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) last week comes five months after the Environmental Protection Agency’s… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Starship, SpaceX’s most powerful launch vehicle ever built, will go on its fourth flight test on Thursday. The highly anticipated event will be the company’s second unmanned test in 2024. This time, SpaceX aims to… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Starship, SpaceX’s most powerful launch vehicle ever built, will go on its fourth flight test on Thursday. The highly anticipated event will be the company’s second unmanned test in 2024. This time, SpaceX aims to… Read More »
When Suni Williams was assigned to fly on the Boeing Starliner aircraft in 2018, no one predicted it would be a six-year wait. The veteran NASA astronaut and former U.S. Navy test pilot spoke March 22 about the “emotional rollercoaster” the Starliner team has experienced since then through two uncrewed test flights, the pandemic and… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally preparing to send astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. This is the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew, a pair of NASA pilots who will control the spacecraft during the test run, and a week-long stay… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally preparing to send astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. This is the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew, a pair of NASA pilots who will control the spacecraft during the test run, and a week-long stay… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. After years of delays and stunning setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally poised to make its first crewed launch. The mission will lift off from Florida on May 6, carrying NASA astronauts… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. After years of delays and stunning setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally poised to make its first crewed launch. The mission will lift off from Florida on May 6, carrying NASA astronauts… 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 »
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Every time SpaceX’s Starship system bounces off the launch pad, it releases an unmistakable roar that heralds the most powerful rocket ever built over South Texas. Its 33 engines power the spacecraft… Read More »