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NASA officials say there's a “strong chance” that Boeing’s next CST-100 Starliner test flight could launch without a crew onboard, as teams continue to work through a series of technical issues with the spacecraft’s propulsion and thermal systems.
The proposal includes notable shifts within NASA's funding, reinforcing commitments to lunar and Mars exploration while drastically reducing funding for other programs:
It’s shaping up to be a packed and dynamic week in the world of spaceflight, with crew returns, multiple Falcon 9 launches, and high-profile missions out of China.
NASA is looking ahead to the next wave of private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS)
NASA has officially announced the four-member crew for the upcoming SpaceX Crew-11 mission, the 11th crew rotation flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Join us for live updates as NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft after their unplanned extended mission
NASA and Northrop Grumman are currently evaluating the cargo resupply mission plans to the International Space Station (ISS) following an issue encountered during shipment of the Cygnus Cargo Module
In a historic moment for government human spaceflight, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that John McFall, a reserve astronaut in its corps, has been medically cleared for long-duration missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA is finalizing plans to bring two of its astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, back to Earth as early as March 19—nearly two weeks ahead of the publicly announced timeline.
Boeing and NASA have made substantial headway in addressing numerous issues stemming from the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft’s Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, according to the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP).
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