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Boeing Would Like Everyone to Please Stop Saying the Starliner ISS Test Is a Bust
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been docked to the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly a month, with NASA and its commercial partner repeatedly delaying the departure of the crew on board the capsule. Despite indefinitely postponing Starliner’s return flight, NASA and Boeing insist that the spacecraft is fully operational, capable of returning to Earth at…
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Feds Will Recommend Criminal Charges Against Boeing
U.S. prosecutors will recommend to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that criminal charges be brought against Boeing for the company’s breach of a settlement agreement involving two deadly plane crashes, according to a report from Reuters Monday. The recommendation doesn’t mean that any charges will ultimately be brought against Boeing, since the DOJ has…
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Boeing’s Starliner Spouts Fresh Helium Leaks During Trek to ISS
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft developed more helium leaks on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) with a NASA crew on board but thankfully has docked safely early this morning. Starliner has docked, dropping off the crew at the space station. The capsule is meant to stay docked in low Earth orbit for about a…
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Boeing’s Starliner Is Leaking Gas but Will Still Launch With NASA Astronauts
NASA and Boeing set a new date for the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft despite an unresolved issue with a gas leak that was discovered earlier this month. The Starliner Crewed Flight Test is now scheduled for liftoff on June 1 at 12:25 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in…