When you’re developing a new type of space mission, expect to wait. That was the message from three Artemis 2 astronauts who are now expected to fly to the moon no earlier than September 2025, about a year later than initial expectations. A previous uncrewed mission, Artemis 1, encountered unexpected eroding of the Orion spacecraft‘s […]
Ever have one of those nightmares where you forget your pencil, or some key item, before a big test? Astronauts flying to the moon face that situation in spades: Once everything is on the spacecraft and they’re on the way, there’s no way to add to or change anything on the Orion spacecraft. So the […]
SpaceX’s most ambitious crewed mission to date is gearing up to launch this summer — it will include the company’s first spacewalk-capable spacesuits and a Crew Dragon capsule with an interior modified for vacuum exposure. Polaris Dawn is the first of three anticipated missions in the Polaris Program, funded by billionaire philanthropist Jared Isaacman. The […]
Fingers Crossed Boeing is set to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station on board its Starliner space capsule later tonight — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The aerospace giant has been reeling from a number of disasters plaguing its avionics department, and the development of its much-maligned spacecraft hasn’t been spared, either. […]
NASA and Boeing were forced to stand down from an attempted launch to the International Space Station on Monday because of a last-minute issue that cropped up with a valve on the spacecraft’s rocket. Boeing’s Starliner capsule had been scheduled to lift off at 10:34 p.m. ET from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on […]
NASA and Boeing were forced to stand down from an attempted launch to the International Space Station on Monday because of a last-minute issue that cropped up with a valve on the spacecraft’s rocket. Boeing’s Starliner capsule had been scheduled to lift off at 10:34 p.m. ET from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on […]
Boeing may finally head to space on Monday evening in a planned launch to send two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station aboard its Starliner space capsule. Monday’s launch is the third and final orbital flight test for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, which serves as a final demonstration before a spacecraft can be approved for […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing counted down for its first astronaut launch on Monday after years of struggle. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were set to climb into Boeing’s Starliner capsule for a nighttime liftoff from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station for a weeklong stay. NASA hired Boeing and […]
Boeing is finally ready to send two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time aboard its Starliner space capsule. The CST-100 Starliner test mission scheduled for Monday night is years in the making and serves as a final demonstration before the spacecraft can be approved for routine trips to orbit. The stakes […]
When Suni Williams was assigned to fly on board Boeing Starliner flight in 2018, no one anticipated it would be a six-year wait for launch. The veteran NASA astronaut and former U.S. Navy test pilot spoke March 22 about the “emotional rollercoaster” the Starliner team went through in the years since, through two uncrewed test […]
After years of delays, Boeing is finally set to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on its Starliner spacecraft. The capsule is scheduled to lift off Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET, atop an Atlas V rocket at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams will pilot […]
Ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station has almost become routine — but not for Boeing and not on Monday, when after years of delay it’s finally set to launch two crew members to the orbiting platform on a critical test flight. The Arlington, Va.-based aerospace giant was awarded a $4.2-billion contract in 2014 to […]