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Why is it always a helium leak? It seems whenever there’s a scrubbed launch or a narrowly averted disaster, space exploration just can’t get past the problems of helium plumbing. …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 1, 2024
In a red-faced turn of events, NASA has announced that the two Starliner astronauts “not stranded” on the International Space Station (ISS) will be returning to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is only the start of the problems.Continue R… Continue reading Official: Starliner crew to hitch ride home on SpaceX Dragon next year
The saga of the “not stranded” Starliner astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) has taken an embarrassing turn with NASA admitting that their one-week visit to the orbiting lab could be extended into 2025 and they may come home in a SpaceX… Continue reading Astronauts may be “not stranded” on ISS until 2025 – and return on Dragon
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft’s one-week visit to the International Space Station (ISS) has been extended at least into August as NASA rules out a rescue mission to return the two “not stranded” astronauts to Earth.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sc… Continue reading Starliner astronauts are now ‘not stranded’ on ISS until at least August
NASA says that the astronauts sent to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s malfunctioning Starliner spacecraft are “not stranded in space.” However, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams may be staying in orbit for a very long time.Continue Read… Continue reading Technical failures leave Starliner crew ‘not stranded’ on ISS indefinitely
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
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
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
Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed its latest concept for a low-drag, fan-in-blended-wing body design for DARPA’s Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program aimed at producing a high-speed VTOL aircraft for Special Forces missions.Cont… Continue reading DARPA’s new high-speed, blended-wing VTOL X-plane