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An anonymous reader shared this report from Ars Technica:
On Saturday NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some strange noises emanating from a speaker inside the Starliner spacecraft.
“I’ve got a question about Starliner,” Wilmore radioed down to … Continue reading The Speaker on Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Has Started Making Strange Noises
The Sun has been remarkably active lately, so much so that it might have set a new sunspot record. According to the sun watchers at the Space Weather Prediction Center, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: August 25, 2024
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are facing challenges returning to Earth due to compatibility issues between their Boeing-designed spacesuits and SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. Inc. Magazine reports: The space suits in question are the “in… Continue reading Incompatible Starliner Spacesuits Could Stall Astronauts’ Return From the ISS
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: For weeks, NASA has downplayed problems experienced by Starliner, a Boeing spacecraft that took two astronauts to the International Space Station in June. But on Wednesday, NASA officials adm… Continue reading NASA Says Boeing Starliner Astronauts May Fly Home On SpaceX In 2025
joshuark shares a report from The Verge: NASA researchers have successfully tested laser communications in space by streaming 4K video footage originating from an airplane in the sky to the International Space Station and back. The feat demonstrates th… Continue reading NASA Fires Lasers At the ISS
“Despite its domestic space program faltering even before sanctions due to its invasion of Ukraine, and at least one very public failure on a less ambitious project, Russia has announced it will begin construction of a Russian-only replacement for the … Continue reading Russia Announces It Will Create Core of New Space Station By 2030
“In a significant advancement for space technology, a team of UC Berkeley researchers, led by doctoral student Taylor Waddell, successfully launched a 3D printer into space,” reports the university’s student newspaper:
As part of the Virgin Galactic 0… Continue reading Virgin Galactic Flies 3D Printer Into Space. Its Next Mission: Bioprinting on the ISS
Nine astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to take shelter late Wednesday when a satellite broke up in low Earth orbit. This “debris-generating event” created “over 100 pieces of trackable [space junk],” according to U.S. space-… Continue reading ISS Astronauts Take Shelter In Boeing Starliner After Satellite Breakup
In a contract worth as much as $843 million, NASA announced today SpaceX has been selected to develop a vehicle that will de-orbit the International Space Station in 2030. “As the agency transitions to commercially owned space destinations closer to ho… Continue reading SpaceX Scores $843 Million NASA Contract To De-Orbit ISS In 2030
While NASA engineers review propulsion system data, Boeing’s Starliner will remain docked at the ISS longer than planned, with a new departure date yet to be specified due to upcoming spacewalks and ongoing engineering reviews. “After repeated delays, … Continue reading Starliner To Remain Docked To ISS With No New Departure Date