Starliner

Boeing Starliner crew discovers new helium leaks en route to space station | CNN

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John Raoux/AP Boeing’s Starliner capsule lifts off Wednesday atop an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a mission to the International Space Station. CNN – After a successful launch that was a decade in the making, Boeing’s Starliner mission is navigating new challenges en route … Read more

Starliner takes off on first flight with NASA astronauts on board

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After two trips to the launch pad that didn’t end up going into space, two NASA astronauts finally headed into orbit on Wednesday in a vehicle built by aerospace giant Boeing. The maiden voyage of Starliner, a 15-foot-wide capsule with astronauts on board, comes four years and six days after SpaceX, the other company NASA … Read more

Boeing’s Starliner launch: Long-awaited crewed test flight set for third launch attempt | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN – Boeing’s Starliner mission will make a third attempt to launch its first crewed flight test on Wednesday in a milestone that has been a decade in the making. The new spacecraft’s maiden voyage … Read more

A parachute failed to deploy during Jeff Bezos’ space tourism return mission

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Blue Origin, the company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched an investigation after an incident during its first crewed flight in two years in which one of the parachutes on the New Shepard capsule failed to fully inflate. William Shatner for Jeff Bezos to the company The new Shepard rocket was launched on … Read more

While Boeing has struggled with the Starliner, SpaceX has grown

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The story of NASA’s commercial crew program, NASA’s bold attempt a decade ago to outsource human spaceflight to a pair of companies, is a story of contrasts—of an unlikely rise to dominance for one and an equally unlikely fall from grace for another. . SpaceX has emerged as the world’s leading space company, leveraging its … Read more

Boeing’s Starliner crew prepares for takeoff Wednesday | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN – The final attempt at the inaugural crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is on track for Wednesday after a computer glitch halted the countdown just moments before liftoff on Saturday. The historic mission, … Read more

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