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‘Vote while you float’: NASA astronauts will cast ballots from space
A program launched by NASA in the 1990s allows astronauts to vote, even while orbiting 250 miles above their home planet
NASA’s Starliner astronauts don’t feel ‘let down’ by Boeing’s spacecraft
N ASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke about their continued stay aboard the International Space Station during a press conference held yesterday. The two are now
Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns uncrewed to Earth as stranded NASA astronauts turn their hands to new tasks on the ISS
The Starliner craft ran into problems before it even reached the ISS, with NASA and Boeing identifying helium leaks and issues with its thrusters.
NASA astronauts left behind by Boeing Starliner share thoughts on saga
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams watched the spacecraft that took them to the International Space Station leave them behind last week as the Boeing Starliner made its return trip to Earth without a crew.
Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says
With Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is safely back on Earth, NASA says Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could have returned onboard.
Stranded NASA astronauts react to Boeing Starliner controversy: ‘There were some tough times’
The pair – Boeing Starliner’s test flight crew – launched to the International Space Station on June 5. They were expected to return within just a matter of days. Following issues with their spacecraft, NASA and its commercial partners made a decision to have the pair to return to Earth in February of next year – on a SpaceX Dragon.
NASA astronauts say they don't feel 'let down' by not returning on Boeing's Starliner
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday they don't feel "let down" by Boeing's Starliner returning to Earth without them and waiting on the ISS until February.
Boeing Starliner astronauts will cast their votes from space
After NASA’s decision to keep them in space until 2025, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast their votes more than 200 miles above their usual polling place.
Harris County astronaut still plans to vote in 2024 election despite being stranded in space
Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.
NASA astronauts to cast votes from space on election day
American astronauts from NASA will be on the International Space Station (ISS) on 5 November, Election Day, and will cast their votes via postal ballots, CNN reported. They will float 320 kilometres above the nearest polling station that day.
Boeing defense chief out in new CEO’s first executive move
Boeing said that Ted Colbert, who oversees its Defense and Space division, is leaving, the first big personnel change by ...
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NASA needs Boeing's Starliner, so development most likely will continue
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Boeing Execs Snub NASA at News Conference After Starliner Landing
Boeing's much-maligned Starliner spacecraft nailed its descent over the New Mexico desert. After undocking from the ...
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Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
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.
Why NASA is sticking with Boeing
The Starliner debacle fueled speculation that the space agency would dump Boeing. But if it did, it would be left with SpaceX ...
Elon Musk wants the FAA to leave SpaceX alone and focus on Boeing's Starliner mess
After SpaceX was hit with a proposed fine by federal regulators, Elon Musk is complaining that they should be focused on ...
NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 aiming to launch to International Space Station next Thursday
NASA announced its SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station is aiming to launch Sept. 26 out of Florida.
A huge NASA contract has sent Intuitive Machines’ stock skyrocketing. This analyst sees even more upside.
Intuitive Machines is “the leading beneficiary of NASA’s lunar commercialization efforts,” says B. Riley Securities analyst ...