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'We're not stuck on ISS': NASA, Boeing push back on online criticism of Starliner's extended mission
Administrators for NASA and Boeing said during a Friday press conference that NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are not stranded on the International Space Station. Wilmore and Williams arrived June 6 at the International Space Station as part of the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test with plans to stay at the space station for a week.
Two NASA astronauts who traveled at the start of June to the International Space Station were originally scheduled to return home a couple of weeks ago, completing a test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
The astronauts who reached the ISS aboard the Boeing Starliner will extend their stay for at least a month as engineers troubleshoot problems with the capsule.
More than three weeks into a mission that was initially projected to last only days, the two astronauts piloting the inaugural crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft do not know when they will return home.
A large chunk of space debris discovered last month in North Carolina came from a SpaceX capsule that had journeyed to the space station, NASA has confirmed.
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA on a critical test flight to show its commercial space capsule is ready to ferry crews to and from the International Space Station.
A decommissioned Russian satellite has broken apart, creating dangerous space debris in low-Earth orbit, according to US Space Command. The satellite, RESURS-P1, appears to have created “over 100 pieces of trackable debris,
ISS astronauts, including the stranded Butch Willmore and Sunni Williams, have sought refuge inside their docked spacecraft after the Resurs-P1 satellite splintered apart in orbit.
Authorities say the Russian RESURS-P1 broke into over 100 trackable pieces, with US firm LeoLabs saying it was tracking nearly 200 debris fragments.
A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space junk already in orbit,
Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door We'll have to wait a while to see NASA astronauts step outside (ISS) again. NASA had been planning to conduct a two-person spacewalk on July 2,
Officials have repeatedly indicated that the Starliner — which encountered issues with helium leaks and thruster outages en route to the International Space Station in early June — will be safe to bring astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore home.
Dos astronautas de la Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y el Espacio de Estados Unidos (NASA, por sus siglas en inglés) permanecerán más tiempo en la Estación Espacial Internacional al tiempo que
NASA says two astronauts will stay in space longer to continue troubleshooting Boeing's capsule.
NASA and Boeing will discuss their next plans and a possible landing schedule for the first Starliner spacecraft mission with astronauts later today (June 28), and you can listen in live. Boeing Starliner launched on June 5 for what was supposed to be a 10-day mission,
Astronauts on the ISS had to take shelter after an old Russian satellite broke into more than 100 pieces in orbit.
NASA said on Thursday that it would continue to evaluate Starliner's propulsion system performance along with Boeing before the shuttle returns from the International Space Station (ISS).
Boeing's Starliner has kept two astronauts in space. The NTSB has sanctioned the company for releasing sensitive information on a plane incident.
A landing at Utah’s Dugway Proving Ground could be back in play as Starliner’s mission is extended amid ground testing of failed thrusters.
NASA officials gave an update Friday on the status of Boeing’s Starliner docked at the International Space Station, and when its two astronauts would get the OK to come home. “I want to make it very clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space,
NASA officials announced Friday that they're still working through the issues concerning Boeing's space capsule Starliner, meaning the astronauts who took it to space may have to spend far more time up there than originally expected.
Boeing's crew flight test represents the first time Starliner is carrying people, flying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Two NASA astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing’s new space capsule that cropped up on the trip there. NASA on Friday did not set a return date until testing on the ground was complete and said the astronauts were safe.
Boeing's Starliner has kept two astronauts in space for weeks longer than their scheduled stay, as the NTSB sanctioned the company for releasing sensitive information about January's door panel incident.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
NASA signaled Friday that a return date for Boeing’s Starliner crew from the International Space Station had still not been set, as the two astronauts continue testing and working on issues within the capsule.
The veteran astronauts expected to stay for a week or so at the space station during a test flight of Boeing's new Starliner capsule, the first with a crew.
NASA on Friday did not set a return date until testing on the ground was complete and said the astronauts were safe
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The first astronauts to fly Boeing's troubled Starliner are definitely not "stranded" at the International Space Station, NASA insisted Friday despite having no clear timeframe for bringing them home.
The two-person Starliner crew will wait on the space station while more thruster tests are conducted back on Earth.
NASA and Boeing officials pushed back against recent reporting that the two astronauts brought to the ISS on Starliner are stranded on board. The companies said in a press conference Friday that they are using “the luxury of time” to learn as much about the capsule as possible before it returns to Earth.
Two veteran NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule for the space station on June 5 in the first astronaut launch for Boeing after years of delays and setbacks.
A decommissioned Russian satellite in low-Earth orbit unexpectedly splintered into more than 100 pieces on Wednesday, temporarily sending International Space Station (ISS) astronauts into precautionary shelters.
Boeing Starliner's spacecraft doesn't have a landing date, but the spacecraft is stable at the ISS and will remain there as a new round of testing begins.
Our plan is to continue to return them on Starliner and return them home at the right time,” Stich said. The Starliner mission, originally slated for a 10-day round trip to t
Astronauts spent a little time in their spacecraft this week after a decommissioned Russian satellite broke up.
A decommissioned Russian satellite broke apart in low Earth orbit Wednesday, creating more than 100 pieces of debris and causing the crew of the International Space Station to briefly take shelter, U.
A defunct Russian satellite suffered an explosion in low Earth orbit, creating a debris cloud that forced the astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to take shelter. Thankfully, no collisions occurred,
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That's an amusing statement because it flies against the straight facts of the matter: astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to go home on the Boeing Starliner on June 14, but their return trip has been pushed back repeatedly due to technical issues that have popped up with the troubled craft.
The teams have delayed Starliner's return several times after helium leaks and a possible issue with thrusters.
Two NASA astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing's new space capsule.
The spacecraft experienced numerous leaks and technical glitches. NASA says it's using the extra time to evaluate whether it can return safely.