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SpaceX Dragon Is About to Give the ISS a Shove

On Friday, the spacecraft will 'reboost' International Space Station, ahead of its eventual destruction

(Newser) - As NASA continues to work with SpaceX in planning the International Space Station's eventual demise , SpaceX will on Friday aim for a big first in anticipation of that event. A Dragon cargo spacecraft will fire up its engines for 12 1/2 minutes in what's called a reboost, in...

Experimental Satellite's 'Cutting-Edge' Feature: Wood

Researchers predict renewable material could allow for sustainable societies in space

(Newser) - Japanese scientists are heralding a "cutting-edge technology" that could fuel humans' expansion into space: wood. As we look to establish a presence on the moon and Mars, renewable resources will be key, meaning metal must move to the side. There's also the matter of space pollution. According to...

Some Votes Came From Out of This World

NASA's didn't let little thing like being on a work trip 250 miles above Earth stop astronauts from voting

(Newser) - Work trips take Americans away from their polls on Election Day all the time, so we have absentee ballots. Work trips take astronauts a bit beyond the reach of standard absentee ballots, so NASA put together the Space Communication and Navigation Program. As Quartz reports, four astronauts aboard the International...

4 Astronauts Are Back on Earth After 8 Months

Return of ISS astronauts was delayed by Starliner problems, Hurricane Milton

(Newser) - Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted before dawn into the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast after undocking from the International Space Station mid-week....

Good News for Stranded Astronauts: Your Ride Is Here

SpaceX craft arrives at International Space Station, but won't return to Earth until February

(Newser) - The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will...

NASA Sends Crew to Retrieve Stranded Astronauts

SpaceX mission leaves seats empty for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

(Newser) - Astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station to rescue two colleagues who have been stranded there for more than 100 days. The SpaceX mission took off Saturday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, CNN reports. Liftoff had been postponed on Thursday because of Hurricane...

Starliner Is Back on Earth, Sans Crew

Boeing capsule lands in New Mexico, leaving astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore at ISS

(Newser) - Boeing's first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. Six hours after departing the International Space Station, Starliner parachuted into New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range,...

Starliner to Return Friday, Empty
NASA Books Starliner's Return
Sep 4, 2024 7:30 PM CDT

NASA Books Starliner's Return

Stranded astronauts will be regular crew on space station until February

(Newser) - Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner spacecraft has been scheduled to begin its return journey to Earth on Friday evening, NASA said Wednesday, with no one aboard. Six hours after it leaves the International Space Station, around midnight, the spacecraft is to make a parachute landing at the White Sands Space Harbor...

Astronaut Reports 'Strange Noise' From Starliner

NASA has solved the mystery of odd pulsing sound coming from Boeing Starliner docked at ISS

(Newser) - NASA's Butch Wilmore had Mission Control scratching its head this weekend with a question about an odd noise. "I've got a question about Starliner," Wilmore said in his Saturday message to Houston from the Boeing aircraft docked at the International Space Station, per the Guardian . "...

For Safety's Sake, NASA Picks SpaceX to Return Astronauts

The decision, a blow to Boeing, means crew members will stay in space until next year

(Newser) - NASA announced Saturday that it had made its decision on how two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth: in SpaceX's Dragon capsule instead of in Boeing's Starliner. Referring to past fatal accidents, NASA officials said the astronauts' safety was the main driver...

Final Resting Place of ISS May One Day Be a 'Treasure Trove'

Underwater conditions at remote Point Nemo keep spacecraft relatively well preserved

(Newser) - Even defunct spacecraft need a final resting place. For Russia's Mir space station, as well as hundreds of other spacecraft from the US, Russia, Europe, and Japan, that graveyard is situated around the remote Point Nemo in the South Pacific, east of New Zealand—and it will eventually claim...

NASA: No Decision Yet on Bringing Starliner Crew Home

But astronauts stuck on ISS are 'doing fine'

(Newser) - NASA said Wednesday it's still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty. Rather than flying Boeing's Starliner back to Earth, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would catch a ride on SpaceX's...

Starliner Crew Could Be Stuck on ISS Until 2025

NASA is looking at backup option involving SpaceX

(Newser) - Two NASA astronauts who went to the International Space Station on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in early June for what was supposed to be an eight-day stay might not make it home until next year, NASA admitted on Wednesday. In what CNN describes as a "stunning change of tone...

NASA Delays Crew Launch Due to Starliner Issues

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have now been on the ISS for 2 months

(Newser) - NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing's troubled new crew capsule. The space agency said Tuesday it's bumping SpaceX's four-person flight from this month to next. It's now targeted for Sept. 24 at the earliest....

Their 8-Day Space Mission Is Now in Its 51st Day

NASA still doesn't have a return date for 2 astronauts who went to ISS on Starliner

(Newser) - NASA says astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore aren't stranded in space, they're just not sure when they can bring them home. The astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on June 6 in Boeing's much-delayed Starliner spacecraft, and what was supposed to be an eight-day visit...

Powerful Capsule Will Shove ISS to Its Doom

NASA, SpaceX outline plan to bring down aging space station

(Newser) - SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab. NASA and Elon Musk's company on Wednesday outlined the plan to burn the space station up on reentry and plunge what's left into the...

As Russian Satellite Breaks Up, ISS Residents Take Shelter

Space debris sends astronauts, cosmonauts into spacecraft that carried them to space station

(Newser) - Astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to take shelter for an hour Wednesday as a defunct Russian satellite broke into nearly 200 pieces. The Resurs-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite, declared inoperative in 2022, broke apart in low Earth orbit near the space station around noon ET Wednesday, creating...

SpaceX Vehicle Will Destroy International Space Station

NASA has chosen company to build 'deorbit vehicle' to take out ISS after 2030

(Newser) - NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years. SpaceX, controlled by Elon Musk, will build the vehicle that will bring down the...

Boeing Is Struggling to Get Astronauts Home

Starliner astronauts will now return at least 8 days late

(Newser) - Ground Control had news for Captains Butch and Suni this week. Their return from the International Space Station, initially scheduled for June 18 and later pushed back to June 22, has been delayed until June 26. Their return on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has been held up by the same...

After More Drama, Astronauts Arrive for 'a Little Dance Party'
Astronauts Reach Space Station
Jun 6, 2024 5:15 PM CDT

Astronauts Reach Space Station

Thruster problems delay docking

(Newser) - Boeing's new capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, delayed by last-minute thruster trouble that almost derailed the docking for this first test flight with astronauts. The 260-mile-high linkup over the Indian Ocean culminated more than a day of continuing drama for Boeing's astronaut flight debut...

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