On its first crewed flight, troubling technical glitches with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft have delayed it’s return to Earth.
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NASA picks SpaceX to carry ISS to its watery graveyard after 2030
Elon Musk’s company has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $843 million to develop and deliver the spaceship, dubbed the US Deorbit Vehicle.
NASA astronauts waiting on the International Space Station are ‘not stranded’, Boeing says
When two veteran NASA astronauts blasted off from Earth on June 5 for the International Space Station (ISS), they expected to head home in a week or so.
Boeing Starliner Strands 2 Astronauts on International Space Station
NASA announced on Tuesday that astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be returning from the International Space Station no earlier than June 26.
Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth postponed, with no new date set
NASA has postponed the return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts to allow more time for a review of technical problems.
Boeing’s Starliner Now Has 5 Leaks While Parked Outside the ISS
The stressful Starliner saga continues as the crew capsule developed more leaks in its service module.
Boeing Starliner not ready to come back to Earth
Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft will stay at the International Space Station for longer than expected, just the latest in a series of problems for the capsule.
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in plane crash aged 90
Retired astronaut William Anders has died after the plane he was piloting crashed in Washington state, local media has reported.
The Soviet Obsession With Venus Revealed
What did the Soviet Union find when they landed on Venus in the 1970’s and 80’s?