NASA: Nasa astronauts receive new ride home as SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at ISS

NASA: Nasa astronauts receive new ride home as SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at ISS

SpaceX capsule Dragon approaches the ISS (Photo: AP) After months of uncertainty, two astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June finally received their return transport, thanks to the arrival of a SpaceX capsule on Sunday, as per the Associated Press.SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday, carrying two astronauts and leaving two … Read more

Ford Truck Drops Through Bridge, Cruise Ships Duck Underneath Bridge And Sailing Slang In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Ford Truck Drops Through Bridge, Cruise Ships Duck Underneath Bridge And Sailing Slang In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

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

Boeing’s Starliner set to fly solo back to earth — Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore left behind on ISS

Boeing’s Starliner set to fly solo back to earth — Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore left behind on ISS

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

Empty capsule to return to Earth soon; 2 astronauts will stay behind

Empty capsule to return to Earth soon; 2 astronauts will stay behind

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida —  Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats. NASA said Wednesday that everything is on track for the Starliner capsule to undock from the space station Friday evening. The fully automated capsule will aim for a touchdown in New … Read more

Boeing Starliner Haunted By Unexplained Noises Now

Boeing Starliner Haunted By Unexplained Noises Now

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

Starliner Woes, An Awesome Back Yard Go-Kart Track Under Threat And A Continent-Size Game Of Tag In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Starliner Woes, An Awesome Back Yard Go-Kart Track Under Threat And A Continent-Size Game Of Tag In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Image: Skippy Peanut Butter Peanut butter is my happy place. Pretty much every carb-based foodstuff and non-citrus fruit can be improved by a squirt of goober peas nut butter. Everyone knows it’s a loose sweet and creamy treat, and I often enjoy pouring a refreshing glass of Jif Reduced Fat and slurping it into my … Read more

How will Sunita Williams return if there’s emergency on space station? Nasa explains

How will Sunita Williams return if there’s emergency on space station? Nasa explains

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore prolonged stay in space has raised several questions on how the US space agency Nasa will pull off the successful return of both astronauts — who were initially supposed to land on Earth within eight days of the liftoff.As suspense on their return continues, Nasa shared what would happen if … Read more

How will Sunita Williams return if there’s emergency on space station? Nasa explains

How will Sunita Williams return if there’s emergency on space station? Nasa explains

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore prolonged stay in space has raised several questions on how the US space agency Nasa will pull off the successful return of both astronauts — who were initially supposed to land on Earth within eight days of the liftoff.As suspense on their return continues, Nasa shared what would happen if … Read more

Nasa to plan Sunita William’s return on SpaceX in February 2025 if….

Nasa to plan Sunita William’s return on SpaceX in February 2025 if….

Nasa on Wednesday said that if Boeing‘s Starliner spacecraft remains unsafe for returning astronauts to Earth, then those aboard the International Space Station may need to use SpaceX‘s Crew Dragon for their journey home in February 2025.As Nasa considers various options for bringing the experienced astronauts home, one possibility under consideration is utilising a Crew … Read more

Nasa forced to delay SpaceX mission: What’s going wrong with Starliner?

Nasa forced to delay SpaceX mission: What’s going wrong with Starliner?

Nasa has announced a delay in the launch of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) due to ongoing issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The Starliner, which transported two Nasa astronauts to the ISS in early June, has been docked at the station for the past two months because of anomalies detected … Read more