Space

The semireusable space capsule has a new launch target after yet another issue postponed its first crewed flight to Wednesday at the earliest.

Starliner crews are contending with what NASA describes as a ‘design vulnerability’ that could prevent the spacecraft from performing a deorbit burn.

Research conducted on behalf of the Lego Group finds that more than half of Generation Alpha respondents want to be astronauts when they grow up.

The postponement marks the fifth delay to the long-awaited mission, which would be the first time humans have flown on Starliner.

The space agencies signed a new agreement that will see NASA supply heating units for the Rosalind Franklin rover, which could launch as soon as 2028.

The spacecraft’s inaugural crewed flight test will now occur no earlier than 4:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday after teams discover a new issue.

Current and former crewmembers of NASA’s DC-8 have fond memories of the space agency’s flying science laboratory.

Musk’s timeline would place Starship’s fourth orbital test flight sometime in June, but SpaceX will need to wait for the FAA to wrap up its investigation.

A former contractor of Boeing valve supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne is urging the space agency to “redouble” safety checks before attempting another launch.

The company proposes installing infrastructure that would support as many as 44 Starship launches annually but will first need to pass an environmental assessment.