Election Day, Boeing Starliner and Harris County
NASA astronauts say they don't feel 'let down' by not returning on Boeing's Starliner
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday they don't feel "let down" by Boeing's Starliner returning to Earth without them and waiting on the ISS until February.
Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns uncrewed to Earth as stranded NASA astronauts turn their hands to new tasks on the ISS
The Starliner craft ran into problems before it even reached the ISS, with NASA and Boeing identifying helium leaks and issues with its thrusters.
Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says
With Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is safely back on Earth, NASA says Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could have returned onboard.
Stranded NASA astronauts react to Boeing Starliner controversy: ‘There were some tough times’
The pair – Boeing Starliner’s test flight crew – launched to the International Space Station on June 5. They were expected to return within just a matter of days. Following issues with their spacecraft, NASA and its commercial partners made a decision to have the pair to return to Earth in February of next year – on a SpaceX Dragon.
Suni Williams, NASA astronaut from Massachusetts, to vote in Nov. election from space
Suni Williams, a NASA astronaut from Massachusetts, said she will vote in the presidential election from space. Here's how
NASA’s Starliner astronauts don’t feel ‘let down’ by Boeing’s spacecraft
N ASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke about their continued stay aboard the International Space Station during a press conference held yesterday. The two are now
Boeing Starliner astronauts will cast their votes from space
After NASA’s decision to keep them in space until 2025, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast their votes more than 200 miles above their usual polling place.
NASA astronauts to cast votes from space on election day
American astronauts from NASA will be on the International Space Station (ISS) on 5 November, Election Day, and will cast their votes via postal ballots, CNN reported. They will float 320 kilometres above the nearest polling station that day.
Harris County astronaut still plans to vote in 2024 election despite being stranded in space
Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.
Why NASA is sticking with Boeing
The Starliner debacle fueled speculation that the space agency would dump Boeing. But if it did, it would be left with SpaceX ...
After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missions
NASA is ready for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, stricken with thruster problems and helium leaks, to leave the International ...
Boeing Execs Snub NASA at News Conference After Starliner Landing
Boeing's much-maligned Starliner spacecraft nailed its descent over the New Mexico desert. After undocking from the ...
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Boeing execs fought NASA in heated arguments about stranded astronauts flying home in leaky Starliner: ‘Wildly irresponsible’
Days after NASA announced that two astronauts had been stranded on the International Space Station, the space agency had a series of contentious meetings with Boeing to determine how to bring them ...
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Not going with Boeing: NASA astronauts who flew on Starliner to return on SpaceX Dragon
In a major blow to Boeing, NASA decided its two astronauts will not return on the Starliner spacecraft that carried them to the space station. Instead, the two astronauts will wait on the orbiting ...
Watchdog group sues for NASA emails with ‘Space Czar’ Harris, Boeing as astronauts linger in orbit
A FOIA request was launched on behalf of a good government watchdog whose executive director suggested the decision to leave ...
Gaganyaan to proceed with caution to avoid Boeing-like incident: Isro chief
Although Gaganyaan is ready for launch by the end of the year, we should proceed with caution, said Indian Space Research ...
Elon Musk says the FAA should make Boeing pay for putting the Starliner astronauts at risk, not fine SpaceX 'for trivia'
Elon Musk said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should punish Boeing for its Starliner failures rather than impose ...