Boeing’s Starliner tests thrusters on the ISS as NASA reviews options for returning astronauts to Earth

The first Boeing Starliner to fly astronauts into space performed a crucial test in space on Saturday (27 July) as the next mission faces months of delays.Tested by engineers Starlinerthe…

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SpaceX’s launches to the ISS are under independent review by NASA after a rare failure of a Falcon 9 rocket

NASA will perform its own reauthorization of SpaceX's Falcon 9 before the rocket launches its next astronaut or cargo mission, the agency confirmed on Wednesday (July 17).Falcon 9 there was…

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NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from the ISS, but notes a backup option for SpaceX

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Sunny Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, leave the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Inspections Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at…

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NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from the ISS, but notes a backup option for SpaceX

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Sunny Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, leave the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Inspections Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at…

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