Following multiple reports claiming that two astronauts sent to the orbiting laboratory on a Boeing Starliner spacecraft earlier this month are stranded after a suspected helium leak, NASA and Boeing officials said they will investigate before the astronauts return. Using the “luxury of time” to...
Washington, DC [USA], Two NASA astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, have no scheduled date to return to Earth and are waiting aboard the International Space Station (ISS) amid several problems mechanics with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, ABC News reported.The two NASA astronauts...
Originally scheduled to spend eight days in the orbiting space laboratory, the astronauts arrived at the ISS on June 6.Twenty days later, NASA and Boeing leadership are still adjusting to the return to Earth of the Starliner Crew Flight Test spacecraft, which suffered a small helium system...
Washington, DC [US]: Indian-origin astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore entered the International Space Station on Friday morning, the US space agency said on Friday.NASA's Boeing Starliner carrying the two astronauts docked with the ISS at 1:34 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday after taking off...
Washington DC [US], US aerospace company Boeing's first test flight carrying two NASA astronauts, including Indian-origin Sunita Williams, has been further delayed as engineers continue to work to resolve a helium leak. Williams and fellow NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore are to fly the Boeing...
The spacecraft, which aims to carry NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore and Indian-origin Sunita Williams to the space station, is expected to lift off on May 25."NASA, @BoeingSpace, and @ulalaunch are now aiming for a launch of the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test mission no later than 3:09 p.m. ET...