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  • Starliner undergoing thruster testing before indefinite return flight

    06/30/2024 12:29:18 PM PDT · by george76 · 32 replies
    UPI ^ | JUNE 29, 2024 | Mike Heuer & Allen Cone
    An initial eight-day Boeing Starliner test mission to the International Space Station will be extended indefinitely to test the spacecraft's thrusters. Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are safely aboard the ISS and are not stranded in space, NASA commercial crew program manager Steve Stich said ... But there is no targeted return date "until we get the testing completed," Stich said. ... The Starliner's service module contains thrusters, helium lines and other systems that NASA officials need to study before discarding the module upon re-entry and allowing it to burn up. Those components require further study to determine...
  • Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing's Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing

    06/24/2024 7:41:11 AM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 145 replies
    Live Science ^ | 6/24/24 | Ben Turner
    Editor's note: NASA announced on Friday that Starliner's troubleshooting has been extended for a third time, meaning that the astronauts will stay aboard the International Space Station indefinitely until some time in July. Two NASA astronauts who rode to orbit on Boeing's Starliner are stranded in space aboard the ISS after engineers discovered numerous issues with the Boeing spacecraft. Teams on the ground are now racing to assess Starliner's status. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were originally scheduled to return to Earth on June 13 after a week on the ISS, but their stay has been extended for a...