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NASA Grounds Boeing Starliner Until 2026 After Test Flight Failures
NASA has grounded Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner until at least 2026 following critical malfunctions during its June 2024 crewed test flight. The mission was cut short due to multiple thruster failures and helium pressurization leaks. NASA decided to bring Starliner back to Earth empty, leaving the astronauts on the ISS for safety. Engineers traced t...
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NASA Plans Another Starliner Test Flight Amid Propulsion System Challenges
NASA is considering another test flight for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner before it is used for crew rotations to the International Space Station. Reports suggest that propulsion system issues, including helium leaks and thruster failures, are still being investigated. NASA’s Steve Stich has stated that Boeing is testing new seals and propulsion c...
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NASA Reviews Boeing Starliner’s Future Amid Technical Challenges
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft remains under evaluation following its troubled Crew Flight Test mission. NASA is investigating propulsion issues, including helium leaks and overheating thrusters, with testing set to take place at White Sands. Whether the next flight will carry astronauts is still undecided. NASA aims to certify Starliner for long-...
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Sunita Williams’ Mission to Space May Extend to February 2025 Due to Starliner Issues
NASA's Starliner mission, which was supposed to be a 10-day mission with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, could extend until February 2025 due to persistent technical problems. The agency is evaluating using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon as a potential return option. In the meantime, the astronauts are safe on the ISS, with Williams working o...
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NASA Delays Artemis 1 Moon Rocket Wet Dress Rehearsal Test to April 12
NASA's Artemis 1 Moon mission has been delayed several times. Now, the American space agency has announced that the final test will be modified and the launch will be delayed further to mid-April. NASA had been conducting “wet dress rehearsals” on the next-generation space launch system throughout the last weekend. The latest setback is to do ...
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Google 'Loon' Internet Balloons to Take Flight Over Indonesia
Google will next year step up testing of its Internet-beaming helium balloons in the stratosphere after striking deals with three Indonesian mobile network operators, it said on Wednesday.
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Bum Parachute Mars NASA 'Saucer' Test Flight
A helium balloon carrying an experimental saucer-shaped NASA spacecraft floated off a launch tower at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, on Saturday to test landing systems for future missions to Mars.
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NASA Grounds Boeing Starliner Until 2026 After Test Flight Failures
NASA has grounded Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner until at least 2026 following critical malfunctions during its June 2024 crewed test flight. The mission was cut short due to multiple thruster failures and helium pressurization leaks. NASA decided to bring Starliner back to Earth empty, leaving the astronauts on the ISS for safety. Engineers traced t...
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NASA Plans Another Starliner Test Flight Amid Propulsion System Challenges
NASA is considering another test flight for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner before it is used for crew rotations to the International Space Station. Reports suggest that propulsion system issues, including helium leaks and thruster failures, are still being investigated. NASA’s Steve Stich has stated that Boeing is testing new seals and propulsion c...
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NASA Reviews Boeing Starliner’s Future Amid Technical Challenges
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft remains under evaluation following its troubled Crew Flight Test mission. NASA is investigating propulsion issues, including helium leaks and overheating thrusters, with testing set to take place at White Sands. Whether the next flight will carry astronauts is still undecided. NASA aims to certify Starliner for long-...
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Sunita Williams’ Mission to Space May Extend to February 2025 Due to Starliner Issues
NASA's Starliner mission, which was supposed to be a 10-day mission with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, could extend until February 2025 due to persistent technical problems. The agency is evaluating using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon as a potential return option. In the meantime, the astronauts are safe on the ISS, with Williams working o...
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NASA Delays Artemis 1 Moon Rocket Wet Dress Rehearsal Test to April 12
NASA's Artemis 1 Moon mission has been delayed several times. Now, the American space agency has announced that the final test will be modified and the launch will be delayed further to mid-April. NASA had been conducting “wet dress rehearsals” on the next-generation space launch system throughout the last weekend. The latest setback is to do ...
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Google 'Loon' Internet Balloons to Take Flight Over Indonesia
Google will next year step up testing of its Internet-beaming helium balloons in the stratosphere after striking deals with three Indonesian mobile network operators, it said on Wednesday.
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Bum Parachute Mars NASA 'Saucer' Test Flight
A helium balloon carrying an experimental saucer-shaped NASA spacecraft floated off a launch tower at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, on Saturday to test landing systems for future missions to Mars.
