After three months on the ISS, the crew-less Starliner capsule has successfully returned to Earth. NASA stands behind the decision to keep two astronauts on the space station.
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Astronauts onboard the ISS heard weird noises in Boeing's troublesome capsule. Houston figured out where the sounds originated from.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay on the ISS for 8 months instead of just 8 days. Due to problems with the Starliner module, they will come home onboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon.
Starliner's departure from ISS might be delayed for weeks due to a critical software update [Update]
Boeing's Starliner might be stuck on the ISS for a few more weeks, so SpaceX's Crew-9 mission would be delayed for over a month because Starliner lacks one of its features and needs an OTA update.
NASA is on the brink of a significant decision: whether to let two astronauts return in Boeing's Starliner capsule or use SpaceX's Crew Dragon as an emergency backup. The stakes go beyond human lives.
We don't have much in the way of upcoming missions but the recap section is great. China went to the Moon, ULA sent people to the ISS, and SpaceX launched its Starship rocket again.
We have a lot of missions coming up This Week in Rocket Launches but the most notable will be when United Launch Alliance sends two astronauts to the ISS in a test flight of the CST-100 Starliner.
The United Launch Alliance is set to launch the CST-100 Starliner to the ISS carrying cargo for the crew. The mission is a vital test for further crewed missions aboard ULA's Starliner.
NASA and Boeing are aiming for no earlier than March 25 for CST-100 Starliner's second unmanned orbital flight test (OFT-2). The test is slated to be a milestone in the NASA Commercial Crew program.
Boeing and NASA signed a new contract extension that is valued at $916 million. Under it, the former will continue to support development and research aboard the ISS through 2024 at least.
