Video: Starliner suffers thruster failures as it docks with ISS

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

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft (finally!) makes it into space

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

World’s first commercial spaceplane in final stages before debut ISS flight

The world’s first winged commercial spaceplane has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its final destination before its first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: … Continue reading World’s first commercial spaceplane in final stages before debut ISS flight

Boeing’s crewed Starliner launches Monday. Here’s why it’s a big deal

After more than a decade of delays and development, Boeing’s Starliner crewed spacecraft is scheduled to launch. Given the history of the craft and the company’s recent scandals, it’s a nail-biter – so let’s recap CST-100 Starliner.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Boeing’s crewed Starliner launches Monday. Here’s why it’s a big deal

Space junk that tore through Florida home was from ISS, confirms NASA

NASA has completed the analysis of a chunk of metal that crashed into the roof of a house in Naples, Florida, a few weeks ago. The agency says it came from a pallet of trash released from the International Space Station three years ago.Continue Reading… Continue reading Space junk that tore through Florida home was from ISS, confirms NASA

Space firsts: Metal 3D printer & surgical robot on their way to the ISS

Among the more than 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of cargo that blasted off from Cape Canaveral on the 30th of January, bound for the International Space Station, were two firsts: the world’s first metal 3D printer designed especially for use in orbit and the fi… Continue reading Space firsts: Metal 3D printer & surgical robot on their way to the ISS

The Year in Space 2023

2023 turned out to be a busy year in space and the general vicinity. New Atlas looks back at everything from rocket launches and cosmic tsunamis to asteroid samples and the latest astronaut fashions.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: best-of… Continue reading The Year in Space 2023

Best space photos 2023: Stunning star shows and a bear on Mars

Space is one of the most versatile and photogenic subjects to grace a camera or telescope, and this year was no different. From a sunrise captured by the International Space Station to the most distant star ever observed, here are some of the best spac… Continue reading Best space photos 2023: Stunning star shows and a bear on Mars

ESA, Airbus & Voyager Space team up for future Starlab space station

The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, and Voyager Space have signed a technology agreement that gives us a glimpse at space exploration and exploitation beyond the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS).Continue Readin… Continue reading ESA, Airbus & Voyager Space team up for future Starlab space station