Starliner

• Boeing’s Starliner will be sent back to Earth soon — without its astronauts

  The Starliner will take a different approach in departing from the ISS, using its thrusters to push back farther from the space station before it begins its descent to Earth.

  Science

  Sep 4, 2024
  
• Votes in space? How stranded Starliner astronauts will cast U.S. election ballots

  NASA says all astronauts on the International Space Station will have the opportunity to vote in November's election while in orbit around the globe.

  Science

  Sep 3, 2024
  
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• Stranded Boeing astronauts to return in 2025 on competitor SpaceX: NASA

  Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are now stuck in space until 2025, NASA said. They will return next February on a SpaceX Dragon, not the Boeing Starliner.

  Science

  Aug 24, 2024
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• NASA still doesn’t know what to do with Starliner astronauts stuck in space

  NASA is currently working on a backup plan to bring astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore home; it could see them stay at the ISS until February 2025.

  Science

  Aug 14, 2024
• Uncertainty over Starliner delays SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut launch by weeks

  Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has been orbiting for almost two months longer than expected and is messing with the docking rotation at the ISS.

  Science

  Aug 7, 2024
• Starliner astronauts in good spirits, ‘confident’ they’ll return to Earth safely

  Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore hosted a live news conference from space, telling the world they fully expect to get home safely aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

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  Jul 10, 2024
• Starliner astronauts’ return home delayed once again, still docked at ISS

  Butch Wilmore and Suni William's voyage was only supposed to last about a week or so, but now it's looking like it might last longer than a month.

  Tech

  Jun 24, 2024
• Boeing Starliner astronauts still stuck on ISS as engineers scramble to fix issues

  Boeing Starliner's planned one-week stay at the ISS has been extended considerably as engineers scramble to fix its issues and get it safely get it back to Earth.

  Tech

  Jun 20, 2024
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• Boeing Starliner spacecraft plagued with issues, a 5th helium leak found

  This time, Boeing's issues transcend its earthly operations.

  Science

  Jun 13, 2024
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• Boeing’s Starliner successfully launches crew into space for 1st time

  Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday on its Starliner capsule, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA.

  World

  Jun 5, 2024