Boeing’s Starliner Faces a Critical Test This Year as NASA Runs Out of Options:
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NASA ramps up support to get Boeing’s astronaut capsule flying after Butch and Suni fiasco
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SpaceX Is Retiring Crew Dragon, Forcing NASA to Bet Big on Boeing’s Troubled Starliner
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Boeing Claims Its Beleaguered Starliner Spacecraft Is Pretty Much Good to Go: The company is working with NASA to agree on an upcoming launch date for a cargo ...
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NASA inspector general suggests Boeing's Starliner will now be a decade late: Starliner's certification may be delayed to 2027, 10 years later than Boeing's ...
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Unpacking Starliner Failures, NASA Chief Delivers Scathing Assessment: 'NASA will not fly another crew on [Boeing's] Starliner until technical causes are ...
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NASA Boss Blasts Starliner Mission That Left Astronauts in Space for Months: Officials prioritized agency goals over crew safety, administrator says; NASA report ...
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NASA pares back Boeing's Starliner deal after 2024 calamity: : Capsule might only manage three crewed missions to the ISS
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SpaceX delivers four astronauts to International Space Station 15 hours after launch
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Key FactsRapid SpaceX Crew Transfer Boosts ISS Population
Aug 3, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thehill.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thehill.com
- SpaceX successfully delivered a multinational crew to the International Space Station within 15 hours after launch.
- The team will remain on the station for at least six months, replacing the astronauts who arrived in March.
- Two crew members reassigned from the delayed Starliner missions joined this flight instead.
- The station's population temporarily increased to eleven with the new crew's arrival.
It was such an unbelievably beautiful sight to see the space station come into our view for the first time.— Zena Cardman after arriving on board the space station.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon launch delayed by weather, as astronauts who got bumped last year keep waiting
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Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought: “Hey, this is a very precarious situation we’re in.”…
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Key FactsStarliner Mission: A Dramatic Journey to Space
Apr 1, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: arstechnica.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: arstechnica.com
- The Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters during its flight to the International Space Station, forcing astronaut Butch Wilmore to take manual control.
- Despite the critical situation and a breach of mission rules, Mission Control decided to waive docking regulations to allow an approach to the space station.
- Wilmore and his colleague Suni Williams faced extreme challenges during the flight, including a cold cabin and concerns about the vehicle's control.
- After a successful docking, Wilmore expressed skepticism about Starliner's suitability for the return journey to Earth, leading to intense discussions about the spacecraft's safety.
I don't know that we can come back to Earth at that point. I don't know if we can. And matter of fact, I'm thinking we probably can't.— NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore discussing the precarious situation during the Starliner flight to the International Space Station.
Boeing and NASA decide to move forward with historic crewed launch of new spacecraft
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Key FactsBoeing and NASA clear Starliner launch attempt
Apr 26, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
- Officials decided to proceed with the launch attempt on Thursday; NASA stressed that May 6 was not a fixed date.
- If successful, Starliner is expected to join Crew Dragon on regular ISS missions, with each spacecraft serving as the other's backup.
- During the 2022 uncrewed test flight, parachute suspension lines proved less failure-resistant than expected; a fix was tested in 2024.
- A corrosion-related valve redesign is not expected before the second crewed flight, slated for 2025; a mitigation is planned for the first.
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