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This Is the Elite Group of Spacecraft That Have Carried NASA Astronauts
Following a scrub on Monday, Boeing is getting ready to launch its first crew of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, May 10, as part of a $US4.3 billion contract with NASA. Perhaps surprisingly, this is only the sixth vehicle owned or funded by NASA to be used throughout the agency’s storied…
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Boeing’s Starliner Faces Further Delays, Now Eyeing April 2024 Launch
The first crewed flight of Starliner is postponed again, while the first operational mission slides to 2025.
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Watch Live as Boeing’s Starliner Capsule Attempts First ISS Docking
It was a picture perfect launch of a ULA rocket Thursday evening at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The payload, a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, is now en route to the International Space Station, despite a bumpy orbital insertion burn. The capsule will attempt to dock at the orbital outpost at 7:10 p.m. EDT today, and you can…
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Russian Module Unexpectedly Fires Thrusters After Docking to ISS
Serious drama unfolded in low Earth orbit today when the newly arrived Nauka module, for reasons unknown, began to fire its thrusters after docking to the ISS. Mission controllers are now working to control what appears to be an ongoing situation.