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A Florida homeowner has filed an unprecedented claim against NASA for damages caused by space debris that crashed through his roof in March. Alejandro Otero is seeking over $80,000 for property damage and other costs after a 1.6-pound metal object from… Continue reading NASA Faces First-Ever Claim for Space Debris Damage
Slashdot reader hackertourist shared this announcement from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
Edward C. Stone, former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and project scientist of the Voyager mission for 50 years, died on June 9, 2024. He was… Continue reading In Memoriam: Dr. Ed Stone, Former NASA JPL Director and Voyager Project Scientist
wgoodman shares a report from The Register: NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is back in action and conducting normal science operations for the first time since the veteran probe began spouting gibberish at the end of 2023. All four of the spacecraft’s rema… Continue reading Voyager 1 Returns To Normal Science Operations
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft can’t seem to catch a break. Although it ultimately successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), five of the capsule’s reaction thrusters malfunctioned, delaying docking by over an hour.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Video: Starliner suffers thruster failures as it docks with ISS
It was umpteenth time lucky for Boeing today, as its Starliner spacecraft roared into orbit. At 10:52 am EDT, the capsule carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop an Atlas V rocket.Co… Continue reading Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft (finally!) makes it into space
Slashdot readers destinyland and LazarusQLong share a report from CNN: The third attempt was the charm for Boeing’s Starliner mission after launching its first crewed flight test Wednesday in a milestone that has been a decade in the making. The new sp… Continue reading Boeing Spacecraft Carrying Two Astronauts Lifts Off On Historic Maiden Voyage
With yet another launch scrub on June 1, Boeing is taking another crack at getting its Starliner spacecraft into orbit with astronauts aboard. Here’s how to watch as the company and NASA spins the wheel at Cape Canaveral at 10:52 am EDT on June 5.Conti… Continue reading Update: How to watch Boeing’s next Starliner launch attempt
“The seemingly star-cross Boeing Starliner — within minutes of its long-delayed blastoff on the spacecraft’s first piloted test flight — was grounded again Saturday,” writes CBS News, “when one of three redundant computers managing the coun… Continue reading Boeing Starliner Launched Scrubbed Until at Least Wednesday After Redundant Computer Issue
With the help of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers discovered a galaxy at a redshift of 14.32, indicating it existed just 290 million years post-Big Bang. In a NASA release today, Stefano Carniani from Scuol… Continue reading NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Most Distant Known Galaxy
After years of delays and mishaps, Boeing is taking another shot at launching its Starliner spacecraft with a crew aboard despite a leaky helium valve. Here’s how to watch the event, which is scheduled for 12:25 pm EDT on June 1.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Boeing to roll the dice on a leaky Starliner June 1: Here’s how to watch