Starliner

Astronaut Sunita Williams said on Tuesday that the International Space Station (ISS) is at its “prime” and right now would probably not be the right time to deorbit it, contrary to the opinions of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. What Happened: “…this place is ticking. It’s just...

Astronaut Butch Wilmore on Wednesday denied the involvement of politics in the delay of his return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS), contradicting claims otherwise by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. What Happened: “From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all,...

Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) has reportedly appointed its International Space Station (ISS) program manager John Mulholland as the leader of its troubled Starliner program, replacing Mark Nappi. What Happened: Nappi, who previously led the program, is currently in a new role until he retires in February,...

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) is reportedly exploring selling its Starliner spacecraft as troubles mount at the aerospace manufacturer. What Happened: Boeing is looking to sell its NASA business including Starliner and operations towards supporting the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the new...

Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) Space segment chief Ted Colbert has reportedly left the company on the heels of issues identified with its Starliner spacecraft. What Happened: Colbert, who has run Boeing’s Defense, Space, and Security division since 2022, has left the company, Financial Times...

Boeing Co.'s (NYSE:BA) troubled space capsule, Starliner, has returned to Earth without any crew after a test flight fraught with technical issues and delays. What Happened: The Starliner departed the International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. Friday New York time and landed in White Sands, New...

Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner is slated to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) without a crew later today after NASA decided to return the two astronauts who went to space aboard the spacecraft later on a SpaceX vehicle. What Happened: The decision to return Boeing’s...

The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday prepared Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft for its uncrewed departure later this week, NASA said on Tuesday. What Happened: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who went to space via Starliner, reconfigured the...

On Saturday, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reported hearing strange sonar-like sounds from a speaker inside Boeing Co.'s (NYSE: BA) Starliner spacecraft. What Happened: Wilmore reached out to Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, expressing his uncertainty about the...

Only two astronauts will launch on NASA’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission instead of four to accommodate the two astronauts who arrived at the station aboard Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft, the space agency said on Friday. What Happened: NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos...

Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:BA) Starliner spacecraft will commence its journey back to Earth after nearly three months in space no earlier than Sept. 6, NASA said on Thursday. What Happened: The space agency said that it conducted a review with Boeing on Thursday and determined to proceed with...

Elon Musk on Tuesday made yet another jibe at Boeing Co. after NASA chose his rocket manufacturing company SpaceX to bring back the astronauts who went to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. What Happened: “Potential Tesla/SpaceX collab: ride-...

Elon Musk may soon face a formidable challenger in the space industry. Peter Beck, the CEO of Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB), is preparing to launch a new, larger rocket that could rival Musk’s SpaceX and potentially disrupt the billionaire’s space dominance. What Happened: In a...

According to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, aircraft companies will not dominate the space industry, similar to how car makers cannot dominate the aircraft business. Musk was referring to aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE:BA), which also makes space systems. What Happened: “Just as the...

In December 2017, Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) then-CEO Dennis Muilenburg said that the first person who set foot on Mars would get there on a Boeing rocket, beating Elon Musk‘s SpaceX. But nearly seven years later, NASA is turning to SpaceX to return the astronauts who went to the International...