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NASA rules out bringing astronauts home on Boeing’s Starliner
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, seen from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. Image: NASA. After weeks of debate, NASA has ruled out bringing two astronauts back to Earth aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule because of lingering concerns about multiple helium leaks and degraded…
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NASA says Boeing Starliner craft will land empty, with its crew returning months later
Boeing’s Starliner capsule is shown docked to the International Space Station with a turning Earth in the background. (NASA Photo) NASA has decided it’s too risky to have Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft return to Earth from the International Space Station with its two crew members, and so those astronauts will extend their stay by several months…
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Boeing Starliner returning without crew – Butch and Suni to fly SpaceX
The eventful Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission crewed by astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has reached a point where a decision has now been made to return the astronauts home on Crew Dragon Freedom. This comes after the CFT mission stretched from the initial “soft” planning for eight days to spending two and…
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Second Tower complete at Starbase as Flight 5 preps continue
SpaceX completed stacking Launch Tower 2 at Orbital Launch Pad B at Starbase, Texas, in record time, allowing for the next phase of preparations, including adding its own chopstick system. Preparations are also continuing on Orbital Launch Pad A’s Tower 1 to prepare it for the launch of Flight 5 and a possible catch of…
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After months of mulling, NASA will decide on Starliner return this weekend
Senior NASA leaders, including the agency’s administrator, Bill Nelson, will meet Saturday in Houston to decide whether Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is safe enough to ferry astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth from the International Space Station. The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) is expected to conclude with NASA’s most consequential safety decision in…
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Rocket Lab Appoints Lockheed Martin’s former Chief Financial Officer Ken Possenriede
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., one of the global leader in launch services and space systems, announced that Kenneth (Ken) Possenriede has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. A seasoned executive with strong business and financial acumen, Mr. Possenriede joins Rocket Lab after a 35-year career at Lockheed Martin Corporation in financial leadership positions,…
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TrustPoint Secures $3.8M SpaceWERX Contracts to Develop GPS-Independent PNT Solutions
TrustPoint announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for two Direct-to-Phase II contracts, in the amount of $3.8M total, focused on demonstrating the company’s GPS-independent ground control segment and an advanced position, navigation, and timing (PNT) security application to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force…
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Blue Origin sets a date for its next flight to launch people and experiments into space
The NS-26 mission’s crew includes a biologist and one of the youngest women to go into space. (Blue Origin Photos) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says its next suborbital spaceflight is set for Aug. 29, with a space researcher and a college senior among the mission’s six spacefliers. Next week’s launch of a reusable…
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Rocket Report: A ULA sale tidbit; Polaris Dawn mission is on deck
Welcome to Edition 7.08 of the Rocket Report! Lots of news as always, but what I’m most interested in is the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission. If all goes as planned, the flight will break all sorts of ground for commercial spaceflight, including the first-ever private spacewalk. Best of luck to Jared Isaacman and…