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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

International Business Times

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.

Space

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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Two stranded astronauts will not return on the ship that carried them into space

The news is a severe blow to Boeing’s plans to make the Starliner a success

Evening Standard

NASA to bring stranded astronauts back in SpaceX capsule, not Boeing Starliner

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule in February, NASA said.

Fortune

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule

The Independent UK

SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission will set altitude record for female astronauts

Two women astronauts on Polaris Dawn are set to break an altitude record set in 1990. Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon will fly higher than any female astronaut before them.

Space

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Nuclear War: A Scenario Is a Disaster Porn Thriller

Author Annie Jacobsen envisions a swift end of the world after nuclear conflict erupts.

Reason

‘The liberating truth is: they’re probably not thinking about you’: Oliver Burkeman on how to quit people-pleasing

In an extract from his new book about making the most of our limited time on Earth, Oliver Burkeman has some top advice for those who go out of their way to accommodate others

The Guardian - UK

‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing

The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely due to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.

The Conversation

Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029

Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade.

Space

StarFOX autonomous satellite swarm could level up space exploration

StarFOX is an autonomous satellite swarm that scientists hope to send beyond our planet's orbit someday.

Space

200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.

Space

NASA’s Stranded Astronauts Have Another Major Problem — This Time With Their Spacesuits

Agency officials said the spacesuits that Williams and Wilmore wore inside the Boeing Starliner are not compatible with other spacecraft.

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Total Film

The 32 greatest TV comedies you've forgotten about

Remember when these TV gems made you crack up?

LiveScience

Evolution: Facts about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process

Space

NASA will give a Boeing Starliner update on Aug. 24 and you can watch live

NASA leaders will give an update on Saturday (Aug. 24) to outline their plan on how to return Starliner's astronaut crew to Earth.

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“Enlighten Yourself”: 50 Random Facts That Are Too Interesting To Scroll Past (New Pics)

Discover mind-blowing facts about our world that will spark your curiosity and expand your horizons. The post “Enlighten Yourself”: 50 Random Facts That Are Too Interesting To Scroll Past (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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What is the 'tree of life'?

The tree of life maps out the relationships between all living things, and it's in constant flux.

LiveScience

Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that's the ancestor of all life on Earth today

New research gives insight into when the ancestor of all living things lived, and it's earlier than we thought.

The Guardian - US

Nasa to announce whether astronauts stuck in orbit can return on Starliner

Fate of Starliner crew to be revealed as early as Saturday as rival SpaceX prepares to launch private spacewalk mission

Sports Illustrated

Bart Scott Went to the Ends of the Earth to Defend Aaron Rodgers on 'Get Up'

The former Jets linebacker had plenty to say about the quarterback's place among the league's best signal-callers.

The Conversation

The Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space program

SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 years but to also feature the first private spacewalk.

Space

SpaceX launching private Polaris Dawn astronaut mission Sept. 10: How to watch online

SpaceX is targeting Sept. 10 for the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. Here's how you can watch the historic action live.

Newcastle Herald

'Like a truck was coming through': Muswellbrook shaken by earthquake

Residents say there has not been a quake like it in living memory.

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