@NewsDesk@flipboard.social avatar NewsDesk , to random

Astronauts who hustled to space station to relieve stuck Starliner pilots last March return to Earth. @AssociatedPress reports:

https://flip.it/NWWxSb

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social avatar ScienceDesk , to random

Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought.

@ArsTechnica interviews NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams about the dicey docking: https://flip.it/ULXi0A

@tagesschau@ard.social avatar tagesschau , to random German

Gestrandete ISS-Astronauten: "Das Leben geht nicht immer geradeaus"

Acht Tage lang sollten sie ins All fliegen, neun Monate sind es geworden. Sunita Williams und Butch Wilmore sind vor zwei Wochen auf die Erde zurückgekehrt, nun haben die Astronauten ihr erstes Interview gegeben. Von S. Jackisch.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/gestrandete-iss-astronauten-erstes-interview-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social avatar ScienceDesk , to random

NASA’s two stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan.

@AssociatedPress reports Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams "should have returned in June on Boeing’s Starliner capsule after what should have been a weeklong flight demo."

https://flip.it/1er_Hp

threelonmusketeers OP Mod , to Spaceflight in Starliner CFT Return Thread

https://x.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1831752624196182416

The hatch on @BoeingSpace's spacecraft was closed today at 1:29 p.m. ET and the spacecraft is set to undock from @Space_Station at 6:04 p.m. ET Friday, Sept. 6.

threelonmusketeers OP Mod , to Spaceflight in Starliner CFT Return Thread

https://x.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1832233388981297417

's entry cover has been closed and secured for entry.

Teams continue to target ~12am ET Sept. 7 landing in New Mexico.

Live landing coverage resumes at 10:50pm ET

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random
TheNovemberMan ,
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will use one of its capsules to bring home astronauts stuck at the ISS next year, in a fresh setback for rival Boeing that also raises questions about how NASA will staff the orbiting lab moving forward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/25/world/science-health/boeing-mission-spacex-return/

@Jason_W_Karpf@mastodon.social avatar Jason_W_Karpf , to bookstodon group

Starliner astronauts to return on Crew Dragon. The only answer. Another huge fail for Boeing. Bring on the crewed version of the DreamChaser mini-shuttle!

@books bookstodon@a.gup.pe icon bookstodon group religion@a.gup.pe icon Religion group

https://apple.news/AGrO0M-VhRLGNT1FvQ8Ps8Q

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues

The primary reason for the delay is rather surprising.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/nasa-likely-to-significantly-delay-the-launch-of-crew-9-due-to-starliner-issues/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

wrdlbrmpft ,
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@arstechnica This sounds like 100% panic:

"If the right combination of them fail before Starliner has moved sufficiently far from the station, Starliner could become uncontrollable and collide with the space station."

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The first two astronauts to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule said from the International Space Station they believe in the spacecraft's ability to return them home, despite issues NASA is working through. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/11/world/nasa-astronauts-boeing-starliner/

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

After multiple delays, NASA astronauts finally launched aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on Wednesday, marking a milestone in private spaceflight collaboration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/world/science-health/boeing-starliner-milestone-flight/

threelonmusketeers OP Mod , to Spaceflight in Starliner CFT Launch Thread! (Third time's the charm?)

Some updates from Tory Bruno and NASA:

https://x.com/torybruno/status/1797322732360663540

Ground system Launch Sequencer Repair is complete (replacement of power chassis). Retesting nearly complete. Engineering Review Board just finished up. Good to go pending successful finishing of the retesting.

https://x.com/NASA/status/1798154905099845881

We're hours away from launching a new spacecraft for the first time! Liftoff of Crew Flight Test is targeted for 10:52am ET (1452 UTC).

threelonmusketeers OP Mod , to Spaceflight in Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch Thread! (Take Two)

https://x.com/ulalaunch/status/1796546824402333843

Meteorologists from @SpaceForceDOD indicate a 90 percent chance of meeting the launch weather rules for and the mission on Saturday.

Liftoff time from Cape Canaveral is 12:25:40pmEDT (1625:40 UTC).

@skrishna@wandering.shop avatar skrishna , to random

Boeing Starliner is scheduled to launch its first crewed test today, May 6, at 10:34 PM ET. I'll be live posting over here about it throughout the day and up to launch!

threelonmusketeers OP Mod , to Spaceflight in Starliner CFT Launch Thread! (First crewed flight of Boeing Starliner capsule)

ULA countdown has started: https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1787501279268225400

Weather looking good: https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1787522868537852147

In the first briefing of the countdown, the launch weather team tells mission managers that the forecast for launch of and remains at a 95 percent chance of acceptable conditions for liftoff tonight at 10:34pmEDT (0234 UTC). http://bit.ly/av_cft

All systems remain go: https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1787535388946399639

All systems remain "go" here at launch control and at Space Launch Complex-41 as we count down to tonight's liftoff at 10:34pmEDT (0234 UTC).

Learn more about today's unique schedule in our blog: https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/cft-a-preview-of-launch-day-activities

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