NASA: Boeing Starliner Could Fly Again Later This Year
Agency describes the flight as a ‘crew-capable post-certification mission’ but acknowledges the possibility of flying without astronauts.
Agency describes the flight as a ‘crew-capable post-certification mission’ but acknowledges the possibility of flying without astronauts.
NASA is considering flying the capsule without a crew on its next test flight.
Arrival of new space station occupants will allow Starliner’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home.
Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro says the Department of Government Efficiency will review the space agency’s payments.
Following splashdown, crewmembers were flown to a local hospital, where one remains in ‘stable condition,’ NASA says.
Crew spent nearly eight months aboard the International Space Station conducting more than 200 scientific experiments.
Spaceflight will be the ninth Commercial Crew astronaut rotation mission SpaceX has performed for NASA.
The FAA opens a mishap investigation into the company’s workhorse booster after it tipped over while attempting to land on a droneship.
For the first time since arriving at the International Space Station on June 6, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke to the media.
NASA and Boeing representatives on Friday said the crew will not return until additional testing, which may take weeks, is complete.