Boeing’s first foray into manned space flight has been an unmitigated cock up. Starliner launched to the International Space Station with two astronauts onboard in June and landed back on Earth two months later without them after issues were uncovered with the craft. Now, more problems have surfaced during Starliner’s… Read more… Read original article … Read more
Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams, during a live press conference on Friday night, expressed relief after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft landed safely in New Mexico, completing its six-hour flight. She shared her happiness that the spacecraft returned without any issues.Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June, … Read more
Photo: Maysy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Back in the 1970s, there was a specific bike you could buy from Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, or Yamaha: The Universal Japanese Motorcycle. It was a successful formula, successful enough to get the attention of the entire Big Four, yet it’s a bike you can’t go out … Read more
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are gearing up for the Boeing Starliner‘s return from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth today. The astronauts have sealed the spacecraft’s hatch, and it is scheduled to undock from the ISS at 3:30 AM IST on Saturday, with a landing expected in New Mexico about six … Read more
Nasa’s Starliner capsule is set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) this Friday evening, marking a significant development in a mission fraught with complications. The capsule, which is expected to land in New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range roughly six hours after undocking, will return with empty seats, leaving behind the two astronauts … Read more
Photo: NASA The Boeing Starliner has been, in technical terms, a bit of a clusterfuck. Its development was hamstrung by Boeing’s greed, and now the spaceship is stuck on the International Space Station unable to transport its astronauts home. The ship is now scheduled to undock and head home later this week, but a new … Read more
Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore, currently aboard the International Space Station, on Saturday radioed Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston to report a “strange noise” coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. This comes just days before the Starliner is set to leave the station and return to Earth without any crew.According to Fox News, … Read more
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Man, airlines have gotten so strict these days. You aren’t allowed to physically threaten and intimidate a crew member. You aren’t allowed to do any sex stuff. You aren’t allowed to complain about the food. And now, apparently, you aren’t allowed to fly if your head is bleeding. In fact, as one man recently found … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight months. The … Read more
