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Boeing's 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6

Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule is poised to return to Earth without any crew aboard on Sept. 6, NASA announced on Thursday (Aug. 29).

Space

NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too

NASA's record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive and “keep up the good work."

The Independent UK

Stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts to stay six more months in space – what this means for the future of commercial spaceflight

Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore must have heaved a sigh of relief when they opened the hatch and floated into the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6 2024. It was the first time the Starliner spacecraft they arrived on had ever carried people.

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Boeing plane forced to land in Memphis as seven injured during ‘severe turbulence’ on flight

The Boeing plane was carrying 172 passengers and seven crew members from Cancun International Airport to Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday when it was forced to change its route

The Independent UK

Rocket failure grounds SpaceX

A landing failure led the agency to pause launches, including a private manned spacewalk, pending an investigation

Salon

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Will Rescue Astronauts Trapped On International Space Station

Commander Barry Wilmore and Pilot Sunita Williams initially arrived at the ISS for an eight-day mission but have been trapped there since June. The post Elon Musk’s SpaceX Will Rescue Astronauts Trapped On International Space Station first appeared on Bored Panda.

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A Boeing worker was raped and murdered 44 years ago. Thanks to DNA her family is finally getting ‘some closure’

Kenneth Duane Kundert, 65, arrested for the 1980 slaying of 30-year-old Dorothy Marie Silzel of Kent, Washington

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Two workers killed by tire blowout on Delta plane in Atlanta

A Boeing 757 was undergoing maintenance when a tire blew out, killing two airline workers and injuring another

The Guardian - US

How 2 fatal shuttle disasters weighed on NASA's decision to bring Boeing Starliner astronauts home on SpaceX Dragon

The Challenger and Columbia space shuttle tragedies influenced NASA's thinking on how the Boeing Starliner astronauts should return home, agency officials said.

Space

Ryanair Says Boeing Delivery Delays Costing It Millions Of Ticket Sales

Ryanair will have to forgo millions of ticket sales this year because of delayed jet deliveries from Boeing, the low-cost airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Even with astronauts stuck in space until next year, NASA’s pushing human flights harder than ever

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to go to the International Space Station (ISS) on a roughly ten-day mission. Instead, they have been “stuck” there since June, as the reliability of their spacecraft – Boeing Starliner – has not met NASA’s strict standards for crewed flight.

The Conversation

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days stuck in space — is that a new record?

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams spent 286 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth empty. Is their extended spaceflight record-setting?

LiveScience

Boeing Starliner will return from space without a crew, NASA announces in long-awaited decision

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will not return to Earth on the troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Instead, NASA will bring them home in February 2025 aboard a SpaceX vehicle, while Starliner falls to Earth uncrewed.

LiveScience

Stocks Turn Lower as Chip Stocks Slide

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.26%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.08%. US stocks today are mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a new record high....

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Stocks Mostly Higher on Hopes for Lower Interest Rates

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.35%. US stocks today are mixed, with the S&P 500 posting a 1-1/4 month high and...

Fortune

Y Combinator’s first bet on weapons eyes a U.S.-China war and SpaceX playbook

“The DOD needs smaller, less expensive cruise missiles, and lots of them! But no one has delivered on that promise yet.”

International Business Times

Boeing's Starliner: A Saga Marked By Setbacks

The decision to transfer the crew of Boeing's Starliner to a SpaceX mission after the spacecraft malfunctioned is just the latest twist in a long saga that has undermined the credibility of the US aerospace giant.

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Boeing Faces Setbacks In Space Capsule Program

Boeing faces challenges with Starliner capsule and financial losses, but defense contracts offer hope for recovery.

Al Jazeera

Boeing’s Starliner astronauts to return from space next year, NASA says

Bill Nelson says bringing astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth on faulty Starliner is too risky.

The Independent UK

NASA decision against using a Boeing capsule to bring astronauts back adds to company's problems

NASA says it won't use Boeing's Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth

International Business Times

Flawed Boeing Mission To Return To Earth Via Rival SpaceX — But Not Until February

Two US astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner will have to return home via rival SpaceX, NASA said Saturday in a fresh public relations blow to the crisis-hit aviation giant

Space

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return home on a SpaceX Dragon in 2025, NASA confirms

NASA decided Saturday (Aug. 24) to return its two Boeing Starliner astronauts to Earth in February 2025. Their Starliner capsule will come back empty over thruster concerns.

Inverse

Being Stranded In Space Could Upend Starliner Astronauts’ Perception of Time

When we are waiting, our desire to know when the wait is over increases how much we think about time.

International Business Times

Boeing's Rescue By Rival SpaceX 'Embarrassing' And Ill-timed

SpaceX is coming to Boeing's rescue. Because of problems with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, two astronauts who rode on it to the International Space Station in June will finally return to Earth on a vessel built by Elon Musk's SpaceX. NASA's announcement Saturday of that plan represents a blow -- even…

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