Boeing

Starliner Comes Home Empty

The Boeing Starliner module has been plagued with issues despite what seemed to be the dawning of a new commercial…

3 weeks ago

There Was a Strange Sound Coming From Starliner. It Was Caused by a Speaker in the Capsule

As part of the Commercial Crew Program (CCP), NASA contracted with commercial space partners to develop crew-capable spacecraft to restore…

4 weeks ago

NASA Decides to Play it Safe. Wilmore and Williams are Coming Home on a Crew Dragon in February

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain on board the International Space Station until February, returning to Earth on…

1 month ago

Starliner Successfully Fires its Thrusters, Preparing to Return to Earth

Being trapped in space sounds like the stuff of nightmares. Astronauts on board the International Space Station have on occasion,…

2 months ago

NASA Doesn't Know When Starliner Will Return From Orbit

After helium leaks and thruster problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, NASA has been pushing back the return date from the…

3 months ago

Starliner Has Five Leaks

Many space fans have been following the successful launch of the Boeing Starliner, another commercial organisation aiming to make space…

4 months ago

Starliner Finally Launches, Carrying Two Astronauts Into Orbit

After many delays and two scrubbed launch attempts, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner successfully launched earlier today! The Crewed Flight Test (CFT)…

4 months ago

NASA Announces Starliner’s Next Launch Attempt: May 6

Starliner, the new crewed capsule from Boeing, has been in the works for a long time. Originally unveiled in 2010,…

6 months ago

Starliner Faces New Delays for Crewed Flights to ISS

While the SpaceX Crew Dragon is making regular trips to and from the International Space Station, the other vehicle NASA…

1 year ago

Starliner Needs Even More Fixes, and Probably won’t Carry Astronauts Until 2023

Private spaceflight is taking off, though some are going faster than others. As SpaceX preps for its sixth crewed launch…

2 years ago