NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter’s moon in search of life-supporting conditions
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will explore Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the leading candidates for finding extraterrestrial life. Europa Clipper will assess whether conditions on Europa, including the ocean beneath its icy crust, can support life. The spacecraft, NASA's largest ever built to study another planet, will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. […]
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft lands back on Earth without crew
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed back on Earth early Saturday morning, but NASA will keep its two test pilots in space until next year because of concerns that a return journey would be too dangerous. Starliner parachuted into the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico six hours after leaving the International Space Station, landing at […]
Astronauts Stranded in Space by Boeing Report Mysterious Sounds Inside Starliner Spacecraft
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reported a strange pulsating noise emanating from speakers aboard the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which has been docked to the International Space Station for about three months after abandoning Wilmore and fellow astronaut Suni Williams in space. Ars Technical Reports The Boeing Starliner spacecraft, currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS), […]
Astronauts stuck in space for 49 days by malfunctioning Boeing spacecraft can’t return home for weeks
The two astronauts who have been trapped on the International Space Station for 49 days after the Boeing Starliner suffered a helium leak following its first manned launch have yet to be scheduled for return, officials said. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were scheduled to spend just eight days in space. But the spacecraft […]