private spaceflight
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Is Leaky Starliner Stuck at the ISS? Boeing and NASA Say No Despite Yet Another Delay
Two NASA astronauts won’t be returning back from the International Space Station (ISS) for an additional four days, the latest in a series of delays that has marred the Starliner program for years. NASA and Boeing pushed back the undocking of the Starliner spacecraft for a second time, now targeting June 26 to return the…
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Boeing’s First Crewed Starliner Launch Delayed Over Valve Issue
This is the latest in a series of delays that have marred the maiden test flight of a crewed Starliner spacecraft.
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Toppled Lunar Landers and More of February’s Best Space Images
It was a topsy-turvy month in spaceflight, with yet another lunar lander falling over and an upsetting new view showing NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter missing a rotor blade, among other memorable moments. February is the shortest month of the year, but it often packs a punch and feels a helluva lot longer than it should. Such…
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NASA Probe Spots History-Making Odysseus Lander on the Moon
Following a less-than-perfect touchdown, the Odysseus lander has been spotted from lunar orbit while lying on its side on the surface of the Moon. The lunar lander also beamed back its first images from the Moon as it fights to stay alive before it runs out of power. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured images…