NASA plans to send 2 astronauts instead of 4 to ISS so pair stranded by troubled Boeing Starliner can return
NASA announced Friday that the next SpaceX mission to the International Space Station will send just two astronauts, instead of the four originally planned, allowing the two people still stranded aboard the ISS to return in February. The authorities had a problem Boeing Starliner Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to the space station uncrewed […]
NASA Cuts 2 Astronauts From SpaceX Crew To Make Room For Stranded Boeing Starliner Astronauts
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft for a commercial mission (Photo: Red Huber/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffFriday, August 30, 2024 5:41 PM NASA has decided to cut two astronauts scheduled for the next SpaceX mission to make room for two NASA astronauts who […]
Kenneth Kundert arrested in cold case murder of Boeing instructor Dorothy Silzel
Authorities say a discarded cigarette butt helped solve the decades-old unsolved murder of a Boeing instructor who was raped and strangled to death in her Washington state home 44 years ago. Police said Kenneth Kundert, 65, was arrested this week in connection with the murder of Dorothy Silzel, whose body was found in the second-floor […]
Here is what we know about Boeing Starliner astronauts stuck in space
Experienced Boeing Starliner Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are trapped in space and won't be able to return home until February. Both have extensive space experience, and their families believe the decision to keep them there was ultimately in the best interest of their safety. What was originally planned to be an eight-day space […]
Alaska Airlines Boeing flight returns to airport following engine issue
Bank of America senior aerospace analyst Ron Epstein shared his thoughts on the current state of aerospace giant Boeing as the company names a new CEO. According to reports, an Alaska Airlines flight flying from Seattle to Oakland, California, had to turn back Sunday afternoon due to engine problems. Alaska Airlines Flight 1240 was operated […]
Boeing Starliner’s Future in Doubt, Employees Demoralized After SpaceX Chosen to Rescue Astronauts
In a major blow to Boeing’s space ambitions, NASA has decided to use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to return two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS), abandoning original plans to use Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft due to ongoing technical issues. Ars Technical Reports Ten years after NASA awarded Boeing a $4.2 billion contract to […]
SpaceX to Rescue Astronauts Stranded in Space on Boeing Starliner
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to rescue two astronauts who have been stranded in space since June after problems with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Announced During a press conference on Saturday, it was announced that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth on SpaceX’s Crew 9 mission in February […]
Boeing employees ‘humiliated’ that SpaceX will save astronauts stuck in space
Boeing employees were “humiliated” by NASA’s announcement that Elon Musk’s rival startup SpaceX would have to rescue two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station by the troubled Starliner space capsule, one employee told The Washington Post. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who headed to the ISS for an eight-day mission in June, will have […]
NASA set to reveal path home for stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts
NASA is expected to announce on Saturday the planned trajectory of the Boeing Starliner astronauts’ return, meaning they will have spent 80 days in space already — 10 times longer than their original eight-day stay. The space agency is expected to announce whether the capsule has been deemed safe enough to return astronauts from the […]
DOJ Backs Boeing Plea Deal Despite Opposition from Victims’ Families
Chris Moore, from Toronto, speaks during a vigil outside the Boeing Company offices for his daughter Danielle Moore, who was killed in the Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia on March 10, 2019. (Photo: Olivier D’Uglier/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffThursday, August 15, 2024 5:38 PM The Justice Department is currently facing […]