Aircraft manufacturers claim 5G radio signals will interfere with altimeters.
After a “thorough review,” NASA awards additional astronaut flights to SpaceX
“NASA commends Boeing for its ongoing investigation.”
NASA awards Blue Origin, Nanoracks, Northrop Grumman over $400M in contracts to avoid space station gap
Just two days after officially (and quietly) confirming that it intends to replace the International Space Station with a commercial station by 2030, NASA has awarded over $400 million in agreements to three companies to further develop private station plans. The three companies, which received the awards under the agency’s Commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) […]
Blue Origin, Boeing and others join Sierra Space to build commercial space station
The orbital real estate rush is just getting started as Sierra Space released more details on its plans to launch a private space station, with news that Blue Origin and Boeing would be joining the team to send the spacecraft to orbit in the second half of the decade. The planned station, called “Orbital Reef,” […]
NASA and Boeing confirm Starliner won’t fly until first half of 2022 as valve investigation continues
NASA and Boeing provided an update on the beleaguered Starliner capsule Tuesday, confirming that the earliest the spacecraft will fly will be sometime during the first half of next year. Starliner was grounded in August, after an issue with the oxidizer valves was discovered roughly four and a half hours before launch. The launch was […]
Boeing still studying Starliner valve issues, with no launch date in sight
“The team’s making great progress on further troubleshooting.”
Launchpad hiccups indefinitely delay Boeing’s troubled Starliner orbital test
Boeing’s Starliner capsule is leaving the launchpad after a series of delays that prevented takeoff over the last few days. NASA and the beleaguered aerospace giant will take “whatever time is necessary” to find and fix the issue, but it’s beginning to feel like this long-in-development spacecraft may never make it to the ISS. This […]
Starliner delayed again, and its launch window may close soon
“We’re going to let the data lead our work.”
Watch Boeing try its pivotal crew spacecraft orbital demonstration launch for the second time
Update 08/03/2021 @ 10:44 AM EST: The launch attempt has been officially scrubbed for today, and a new timeline for the next attempt is set to be confirmed. We’ll provide updates as they become available. Boeing is all set to make a second attempt at flying its Starliner CST-100 commercial crew spacecraft to the International […]