Is Leaky Starliner Stuck at the ISS? Boeing and NASA Say No Despite Yet Another Delay NASA and Boeing are now targeting June 26 to return the Crew Flight Test mission from the ISS, marking the third delay in departure. Passant Rabie
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Recent Solar Outbursts Trigger Dramatic Auroras on Mars During a recent solar storm, NASA's Curiosity rover detected its highest-ever level of radiation reaching the … By Passant Rabie Published June 11, 2024 Comments ( 2 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Everything We Noticed During SpaceX's Thrilling Fourth Test of Starship The megarocket broke new ground, with the Super Heavy booster landing in the Gulf of Mexico and the upper stage … By Passant Rabie Published June 7, 2024 Comments ( 29 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Boeing's Starliner Spouts Fresh Helium Leaks During Trek to ISS Before the crew capsule's launch, Starliner teams detected a helium leak on the ground but decided not to resolve … By Passant Rabie Published June 6, 2024 Comments ( 6 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Boeing's Starliner Docks at ISS After Five Thrusters Unexpectedly Shut Off Controllers scrambled to restore four of the five thrusters, causing Starliner to dock more than an hour later than … By Passant Rabie Updated June 6, 2024 Comments ( 14 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight SpaceX Pushes Starship to New Extremes During Dramatic Fourth Flight Test The latest test of the experimental megarocket broke new ground, including a successful soft landing of the booster … By Passant Rabie Updated June 6, 2024 Comments ( 18 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Pesky Glitch Forces NASA to Change the Way Hubble Works, and It's Not for the Better The aging telescope will now resort to using one gyroscope, which will add extra time when locking onto new targets. By Passant Rabie Published June 5, 2024 Comments ( 6 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight A Parachute Failed to Deploy During Jeff Bezos' Space Tourism Comeback Mission On May 19, during its first crewed flight in two years, one of the parachutes on the New Shepard capsule failed to … By Passant Rabie Published June 4, 2024 Comments ( 14 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Chinese Probe Heads Back to Earth With Samples From the Moon’s Mysterious Far Side China is aiming to become the first nation to return rock and dust from the lunar far side. By Passant Rabie Published June 4, 2024 Comments ( 5 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Boeing's Beleaguered Starliner Finally Blasts Off With NASA Astronauts on Board A Starliner crew has finally made it to space, but the big challenges for Boeing's spacecraft are yet to come. By Passant Rabie Updated June 5, 2024 Comments ( 25 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight SpaceX Launch Targets Safe Reentry of Starship Megarocket?If It Doesn't Explode First For the upcoming fourth mission, SpaceX aims to demonstrate key capabilities of the world’s largest and most … By George Dvorsky Published May 31, 2024 Comments ( 13 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Venus' Only Active Probe Mysteriously Falls Silent The Japanese mission has been orbiting the planet for nearly a decade to study its weather patterns. By Passant Rabie Published May 31, 2024 Comments ( 7 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight What to Know About World's First Wooden Satellite, Set to Launch This Year Japan's wooden satellite could solve the space trash problem by burning up completely on re-entry, leaving no debris … By Passant Rabie Published May 30, 2024 Comments ( 5 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Boeing’s Starliner Is Leaking Gas but Will Still Launch With NASA Astronauts The company has chosen not to repair a small helium leak in the spacecraft's service module ahead of the scheduled … By Passant Rabie Published May 29, 2024 Comments ( 25 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Chinese Spaceplane Releases Mysterious Object in Orbit Months After Launch There's been very little information shared about the orbital vehicle, which launched in December 2023 for its third … By Passant Rabie Published May 28, 2024 Comments ( 8 )
Science Spaceflight Science Spaceflight Botched SpaceX Engine Test Results in Spectacular Fireball Yesterday's test of an upcoming Raptor engine went sideways, causing the test stand to be engulfed in flames. By George Dvorsky Updated May 24, 2024 Comments ( 51 )