In their first press conference since being stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams gave an inside look at life in unexpected long-duration spaceflight.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has safely returned to Earth, touching down in the New Mexico desert after a prolonged orbital mission that was originally planned to last just 10 days. The Starliner’s crew remains stranded in space until they can be rescued by SpaceX.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station on Friday evening and return to Earth without its crew. The astronauts the ill-fated capsule were supposed to carry home will now be stranded until a SpaceX rescue mission can be launched.
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore has reported strange, pulsing noises emanating from a speaker inside the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which has been docked at the International Space Station for nearly three months after stranding Wilmore and fellow astronaut Suni Williams in space.
Boeing’s plagued Starliner spacecraft is facing an uncertain future as technical issues, delays, and budget overruns continue to mount, leading NASA and industry experts to question the viability of the project.
In a major blow to Boeing’s space ambitions, NASA has decided to bring home two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) using a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, abandoning the original plan to use Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule due to ongoing technical issues.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will rescue two astronauts who have been stranded in space since June after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft encountered problems.
Senior NASA officials will convene on Saturday to determine whether Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is safe enough to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth from the International Space Station.
NASA faces a major dilemma as it works to bring home two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The astronauts’ Boeing spacesuits are “incompatible” with the SpaceX craft, representing yet another hurdle to bring the pair of Americans back to Earth.
How NASA will bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore home remains uncertain as they continue their extended stay on the International Space Station (ISS) due to ongoing issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Despite the uncertainty, the pair are making the best of it in their temporary home in low Earth orbit.
NASA is grappling with a critical decision regarding the return of astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams from the International Space Station (ISS) amid concerns over the Boeing Starliner’s autonomous undocking capabilities and the spacecraft’s potential to damage one of only two docking ports on the space station.
NASA officials have recently acknowledged internal “disagreement” regarding the reliability of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to safely return two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly working on a plan with NASA to fly astronauts stranded by Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft home after eight weeks of the crew being in orbit.
NASA has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX an $843 million contract to design and build a spacecraft that will safely guide the International Space Station (ISS) back to Earth at the end of its operational life.
A pair of NASA astronauts are still stuck at the International Space station while the Boeing spacecraft they traveled in experiences issues, as Boeing insists that “the astronauts are not stranded.”
Boeing is confident its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June will go ahead after spending the past few weeks struggling with more problems on the troubled space capsule.
A SpaceX crew returned to Earth following a six-day delay at the International Space Station (ISS), and Florida locals heard a “sonic boom.”
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency reported.
The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said Wednesday that it plans to double the size of China’s Tiangong space station.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as the dominant force in the rocket-launch market, handling a staggering 88 percent of customer flights from American launch sites in the first half of 2023. One former Air Force space operations officer explains, “The fact is that the competition can’t field anything right now and that makes SpaceX a de facto monopoly.”
The director of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, said on Tuesday that he expects Moscow to end its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) by 2024, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency reported.
Dmitry Rogozin, director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, said on Friday that he will pitch a joint project for a moon landing to his counterparts in China next month.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei will return to earth from the International Space Station (ISS) with Russian colleagues aboard a Russian spacecraft.
Russia has warned that sanctions on its aerospace industry could result in the International Space Station (ISS) falling into an “uncontrolled deorbit” and smashing into the United States or Europe, potentially with the force of a small nuclear bomb.
NASA has released a new statement outlining how it plans to operate the International Space Station until 2030. It will then be destroyed by plummeting the station out of orbit into a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. The agency plans to transition operations to commercial space stations in the future.
Russia’s space agency announced plans on Thursday to send a film crew to the International Space Station (ISS) in October as part of its efforts to become the first nation to shoot a fictional movie in space.
Axiom Space has announced the first four commercial passengers to be rocketed to the International Space Station sometime in 2022.
Astronauts Chris Cassidy, Bob Behnken, and Doug Hurley held a press conference with reporters from the International Space Station on Monday.
Veteran astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are on their way to the International Space Station after a successful launch on Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center as Mother Nature cooperated with favorable weather conditions.
On Wednesday, for the first time in almost a decade, two American astronauts will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed that it is working on a film project featuring Tom Cruise that will be filmed onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
President Donald Trump has made space exploration a priority of his administration, and for the first time in almost a decade, a space flight will depart from Florida on May 27.
Jessica Meir posted a picture on Sunday with a holiday message from the best possible vantage for a worldwide view of the holiday season.
The Wall Street Journal claims that SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s optimism on his timeline to take humans to Mars stands in stark contrast with the extended delays SpaceX has suffered on a NASA project aimed at transporting astronauts to the international space station.
The first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be launched into space Wednesday with a strict set of Islamic guidelines telling him how to practise his faith on the International Space Station.
Prosecutors have reportedly uncovered almost $1.6 billion rubles ($24.6 million) lost to corruption in the Russian space program over the past five years. “There’s no end in sight, billions are stolen,” chief investigator Alexander Bastrykin ruefully declared on Wednesday.
A spacecraft launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia last week has reached in the International Space Station with special supplies just in time for Easter weekend.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine warned on Monday that India’s test of an anti-satellite weapon created a large cloud of orbital debris that could endanger the International Space Station (ISS), although the worst period of vulnerability appears to have passed.
NASA has reportedly warning SpaceX and Boeing of design safety concerns for their competing launch systems, which could threaten the success of the U.S. space program.
A Falcon 9 rocket transported a bountiful holiday spread from Cape Canaveral to workers aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday.
