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Boeing spacecraft lands in New Mexico after mission cut short
Dec 22, 2019 (AFP)
NASA hailed the aborted flight as a success, despite its failure to reach the ISS on what was meant to be a final dress rehearsal before a crewed mission. Image...
Facing industrial decline, Wales dreams of Silicon Valley
Dec 22, 2019 (AFP)
"We want to be this technology centre like Silicon Valley, where we can attract whatever the big names of tomorrow are," said Chris Meadows, corporate systems m...
From take off to landing, NASA and Boeing work together to launch Commercial Crew
Dec 20, 2019 (SPX)
Private companies already play an instrumental role in the U.S. space program by ferrying critical research, supplies and other cargo to the space station throu...
Boeing to send 'Rosie' to space in key crewless mission
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
The reputational stakes are high for the aerospace giant, which is in the midst of a safety crisis over its 737 MAX jet, while US national pride is also on the ...
Astronauts Train Like You Fly in Boeing Starliner Simulations
Dec 20, 2019 (SPX)
Boeing's first uncrewed test flight, known as Orbital Flight Test (OFT), will launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ...
Beleaguered Boeing's Starliner returns early from failed mission
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
Officials said the autonomously flown capsule experienced a glitch involving its onboard clock that led it to burn too much propellant, forcing an early return ...
Boeing's Starliner set for early return from failed mission Sunday morning
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
Officials said the autonomously flown capsule experienced a glitch involving its onboard clock that led it to burn too much propellant, forcing an early return ...
NASA's Astronaut Candidates to Graduate with Eye on Artemis Missions
Dec 19, 2019 (SPX)
The ceremony will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. The new graduates also will be available for in-person and remote media interviews follo...
Starliner Ready for its Inaugural Flight
Dec 19, 2019 (SPX)
The flight test will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the Atlas V rocket, Starliner spacecraft, and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, d...
Boeing flight test for Commercial Crew Program will pave the way for future science
Dec 19, 2019 (SPX)
When Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lifts off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Dec. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
United Launch Alliance set to launch Starliner Capsule on test mission
Dec 18, 2019 (SPX)
The Atlas V rocket will deliver Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to a 98-nautical mile (nmi) sub-orbital trajectory. Following separation from the Atlas V,...
Europe powers up for third and fourth Orion spacecraft
Dec 18, 2019 (ESA)
The decision by Member States show a strong commitment to progressing Europe's exploration of the Solar System and will see ESA play a key role in Artemis missi...
NASA selects informal learning institutions to engage next generation
Dec 18, 2019 (SPX)
The projects provide students the opportunity to engage in NASA's Moon to Mars exploration approach through science, technology, engineering, and math, and aim ...
Boeing and NASA approach milestone orbital flight test
Dec 17, 2019 (SPX)
The uncrewed mission for NASA's Commercial Crew Program will rendezvous and dock Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with the International Space Station and ...
Boeing sends first crew capsule to ISS this week
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
This time around its sole passenger will be bandana-clad dummy Rosie, named after Rosie the Riveter, a campaign icon used to recruit women to munitions factory ...
Preparing to test Orion spacecraft requires a big plane, huge cranes and a vacuum cleaner
Dec 16, 2019 (SPX)
The capsule was pulled out of the belly of the Super Guppy and lifted onto a 130-foot long, 38-wheel truck that maneuvered Ohio's back roads to get to the facil...
Aerojet Rocketdyne gears up for first flight of Boeing's Starliner
Dec 13, 2019 (SPX)
Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion hardware is featured on all phases of the upcoming OFT mission, from launch to atmospheric re-entry, extending a legacy that dates...
NASA says Boeing Starliner ready to fly as early as Dec 20
Dec 13, 2019 (UPI)
The space agency said the capsule passed a flight readiness review Thursday. The review included dozens of managers and engineers from the space agency, Boeing ...
Russian cosmonauts planning two spacewalks at ISS in 2020
Dec 12, 2019 (Sputnik)
"EVA-47 (the 47th extravehicular activity on the ISS under the Russian program) is planned for 15 January 2020, but the timing of it depends on NASA", the sourc...
Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children
Dec 10, 2019 (AFP)
Vita has set up a coding tutorial channel on the Chinese video streaming site Bilibili since August and has so far garnered nearly 60,000 followers and over one...
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