Election Day, Boeing Starliner and Harris County
NASA’s Starliner astronauts don’t feel ‘let down’ by Boeing’s spacecraft
NASA 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 fully incorporated into the ISS crew,
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Elon Musk says the FAA should make Boeing pay for putting the Starliner astronauts at risk, not fine SpaceX 'for trivia'
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Why NASA is sticking with Boeing
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After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missions
NASA is ready for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, stricken with thruster problems and helium leaks, to leave the International ...
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 ...
Watchdog group sues for NASA emails with ‘Space Czar’ Harris, Boeing as astronauts linger in orbit
A FOIA request was launched on behalf of a good government watchdog whose executive director suggested the decision to leave ...
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NASA needs Boeing's Starliner, so development most likely will continue
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Intuitive Machines is “the leading beneficiary of NASA’s lunar commercialization efforts,” says B. Riley Securities analyst ...
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Boeing to temporarily furlough employees as strike continues, says CEO
Two days after announcing a hiring freeze, Boeing plans to begin to furlough employees on a rolling basis as strike action ...