Will the Starliner finally get to launch on Wednesday?
It’s been a tough time for the team behind Boeing Space’s Starliner as it seeks to send the spacecraft on its first crewed flight. Development of the spacecraft has been…
A Parachute Failed to Deploy During Jeff Bezos’ Space Tourism Comeback Mission
Blue Origin, the company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched an investigation following an incident during its first crewed flight in two years, in which one of the…
NASA sets new target launch date for Starliner spacecraft
The Starliner spacecraft sits atop an Atlas V rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Joel Kowsky After calling off the launch of Boeing Space’s Starliner spacecraft on Saturday…
Watch Starliner heading back to the launchpad at Kennedy
Boeing Space’s Starliner spacecraft heading back to the launchpad atop an Atlas V rocket. NASA/Boeing Space In a big step toward its first crewed flight, Boeing Space’s Starliner spacecraft and…
NASA confirms readiness for highly-anticipated crewed mission
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrive back at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 28, ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. NASA/Cory S. Huston…
NASA now aiming to launch Starliner astronauts flight next month
The Starliner sits on the launchpad atop an Atlas V rocket. NASA After a series of recent delays, NASA and Boeing Space are now aiming to perform the first crewed…
Boeing’s Starliner won’t fly on Tuesday after all
NASA had originally aimed to send Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed voyage on May 6 but an issue surfaced with United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket just two…
First crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft delayed again
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft at the space station during an uncrewed test flight in 2022. NASA/Boeing The first astronaut launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been pushed back yet again. The…
The Latest in Boeing’s Starliner Fiasco Is a Feud Over That ‘Buzzing’ Valve
Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse for Boeing’s attempt at launching a crew to orbit, in comes a longstanding industry feud over rocket valves for a shocking…
NASA reveals new target date for first crewed Starliner launch
ULA’s Atlas V rocket and Boeing Space’s Starliner spacecraft on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/ Joel Kowsky NASA has announced a new target date for…