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 »
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. After many delays, the highly anticipated crewed inaugural launch of Boeing’s Starliner will take place on Saturday, and the new spacecraft will carry a duo of experienced astronauts. Boeing’s Crew Flight Test mission is scheduled… Read More »