The spacecraft will undock from the ISS on Friday at 6:04 p.m. ET after a troubling three months in orbit. You can watch the action live right here, malfunctioning thrusters and all.
The spacecraft is set to leave the ISS on Friday, using a modified maneuver designed to ensure a quicker and safer departure from the space station.
Speculation is swirling that the two Starliner astronauts, currently stuck on the ISS, may have to return home on a SpaceX Dragon.
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft could launch with two astronauts instead of four to make room for the Starliner crew.
That's on top of the $1.1 billion in previously reported losses on the spacecraft, which still hasn't passed certification.
The vessel's crew, whose stay aboard the ISS has stretched over a month longer than planned, conducted tests on the commercial spacecraft's thrusters—and the initial data is encouraging.
So far, the temperatures achieved during tests on the ground are not what the teams had hoped for.
Starliner teams detected a helium leak before launch, two more after liftoff, and now a fourth and fifth leak with the vehicle docked at the ISS. Oh my.
On May 19, during its first crewed flight in two years, one of the parachutes on the New Shepard capsule failed to fully inflate, prompting an investigation.
A scorned company has warned NASA of a "disaster" should it proceed with a second launch attempt of the crewed spacecraft.
The embattled company has suffered numerous setbacks prior to reaching this stage, making us a bit nervous for Monday's crewed launch.
Boeing also fixed a nagging parachute issue and is now aiming for a May launch with astronauts aboard.
The first crewed flight of Starliner is postponed again, while the first operational mission slides to 2025.
The highly-anticipated test flight was scheduled for July 21 but is now delayed indefinitely. It's a bad situation that's now become considerably worse.
The safety panel is recommending an independent review of Boeing’s Starliner program, saying a 'number of open risks' remain ahead of crewed test.
A crewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner might finally blast off this summer, with NASA now targeting July 21 for the highly anticipated, much-delayed launch.
The first crewed mission was scheduled to launch in April but will now likely take off this coming summer, in what seems an endless succession of delays.
NASA’s lack of confidence in Boeing, scheduling conflicts, and ongoing technical issues have led to further delays with the CST-100 Starliner project.
Recent remarks suggest the former astronaut has shifted his position on commercial spaceflight.
The replica spacesuit was put together by Mythbusters host Adam Savage, with the real version expected in 2023.
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