A Blue Origin rocket will launch the company’s first private astronaut spaceflight since 2022 this weekend. If you’re hoping to watch it live online, you’ll need to know when to tune in — but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Blue Origin is currently targeting Sunday (May 19) to launch six space tourists on its […]
May 16—A NASA astronaut, children of Expo ’74 visionary King Cole and, of course, the royal court will grace the streets of downtown Spokane on Saturday night as thousands take in the city’s largest parade. A Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotanker will fly over Riverfront Park at about 7:15 p.m. before the Spokane Lilac […]
The crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back an additional four days. Starliner had been scheduled to lift off this Friday (May 17) on Crew Flight Test (CFT), a mission that will send NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station (ISS) for a roughly eight-day stay. But […]
The first-ever crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been delayed an additional week, thanks to a “buzzing” valve on its rocket ride. That launch, which will kick off a mission known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), was originally supposed to take place Monday night (May 6) from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week because of a bad valve in the rocket that needs to be replaced. The countdown was halted Monday night after a pressure-relief valve in the Atlas V rocket’s upper stage opened and closed so quickly and so many times that […]
The first crewed flight of Boeing’s new Starliner capsule has been pushed to the end of the week due to a technical issue. Starliner was supposed to launch late Monday night (May 6) on Crew Flight Test (CFT), a roughly 10-day mission that will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and […]
Update, 9 p.m. EDT: Boeing Starliner’s launch has been scrubbed due to a valve issue on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Here is the link to our scrub story. CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — When Boeing’s Starliner capsule carries two astronauts to space tonight (May 6), at least 100 people in Mission Control will be […]
CAPE CANAVERAL — Starliner will wait at least four more days for its first crewed launch. Boeing’s new commercial spacecraft, Starliner, waved off its first launch attempt late tonight (May 6) due to a problem with an “oxygen relief valve on the Centaur Stage on the Atlas V,” NASA posted on X. Atlas V, the […]
Boeing called off its first astronaut launch on Monday night because of a valve problem on the rocket. The two Nasa test pilots had just strapped into Boeing’s Starliner capsule when the countdown was halted just two hours before the planned liftoff. Dillon Rice, a United Launch Alliance engineer, said the issue involved an oxygen […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem on the rocket Monday night. The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing’s Starliner capsule when the countdown was halted, just two hours before the planned liftoff. A United Launch Alliance engineer, Dillon Rice, said the […]
The launch of two astronauts on a Boeing commercial spacecraft will mark a first for the company, but will also bring U.S. human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site that has not been used by crews for more than 50 years. The Crew Flight Test (CFT) for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is ready […]
CAPE CANAVERAL — Atlas V is a venerable rocket, but it’s about to break new territory: Carrying humans instead of uncrewed missions on board. United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket has been in service for two decades, carrying missions like the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter or the OSIRIS-REx sample return mission to asteroid Bennu since 2002. […]