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Did Biden Nix Plans for SpaceX to Bring Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home Sooner?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 07, 2025 19 Comments

At press conference, astronaut Barry Wilmore confirms Elon Musk's assertion that Biden rejected offer to bring Boeing crew home sooner. March 19th is now being targeted for the return date for Wilmore and Sunni Williams. ...

Parker Solar Probe Survives its Close Encounter with the Sun

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 30, 2024 6 Comments

The actual data obtained by the Parker Solar Probe should be arriving on New Year's Day, if all goes well....

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Make Closest Approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 24, 2024 15 Comments

“We will be embracing a star.”...

Starliner’s Astronauts Have Their Return Trip Delayed Again

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 20, 2024 16 Comments

Astronaut Butch Wilmore's wife: "You just sort of have to roll with it and expect the unexpected."...

Trump Picks Billionaire Entrepreneur and “Polaris Dawn” Hero Jared Isaacman to Head NASA

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 06, 2024 14 Comments

Isaacman's space experiences have been groundbreaking, combining civilian leadership with cutting-edge space exploration and technology testing. He is the perfect choice to head the agency....

Odor Problem Aboard the International Space Station Causes Delay in Cargo Delivery

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 27, 2024 14 Comments

Neither NASA or Roscosmos seems to know what caused the smell....

‘God of Darkness’ Asteroid Will Pass Extremely Close to Earth in 2029

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 26, 2024 29 Comments

OSIRIS-APEX, the follow-up to OSIRIS-REx, will study changes to asteroid from its rare close encounter with Earth in April 2029. ...

NASA Wants DOGE Co-Chair Elon Musk to ‘Clean House’ after Fiscal Disaster of Biden’s DEI Agenda

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 18, 2024 25 Comments

NASA spent millions on DEI and 'Environmental Justice’ grants while laying off real scientists doing actual research and innovation....

Astronauts Aboard International Space Station Told to Prepare for Urgent Evacuation

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 01, 2024 25 Comments

NASA uncovers 50 'areas of concern' including leaks and cracks on the 25-year-old space station....

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Launches NASA’s Europa Clipper

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 16, 2024 5 Comments

Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk and his company are being attacked by naysayers, haters, academics, and bureaucrats....

SpaceX Launches Rescue Mission for Two Boeing Starliner Astronauts

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 29, 2024 17 Comments

Starliner crew members Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were very happy to see a successful launch....

Boeing’s Starliner Returns to Earth, Leaving Crew at ISS

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 10, 2024 17 Comments

The capsule touched down without a hitch at the White Sands Space Harbor....

Source of ‘Pulsing Sound’ From Boeing’s Troubled Starliner Identified

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 03, 2024 33 Comments

Meanwhile, NASA sets return date for empty spacecraft, as it crew remains aboard the ISS until February....

Troubled Boeing Starliner Returning to Earth Empty

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 28, 2024 33 Comments

Boeing employees "humiliated" that crew will be returning aboard SpaceX Dragon in February. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's company launches historic mission, Polaris Dawn....

Starliner Crew’s 8 Day Trip to ISS May Morph Into 8 Month Stay

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 08, 2024 32 Comments

I will look forward to reporting on the successful return of the Starliner crew...

Man on the Moon, July 20, 1969 – Where were you?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 20, 2024 89 Comments

I was at summer camp. The counselors gathered us all in the rec hall in front of a black and white TV. They told us we would remember this forever. I do....

ISS Astronauts and Cosmonauts Take Shelter After Nearby Russian Satellite Breaks Apart

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 01, 2024 20 Comments

Meanwhile, the stay of the Boeing Starliner crew has been "extended," and SpaceX gets the contract to deorbit the station in 2030....

NASA, Boeing Knew of Helium Leaks Before Starliner Launched as Astronauts Remain Stuck on ISS

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 24, 2024 34 Comments

fficials thought it barely posed a safety risk. But then the Starliner developed four more helium leaks and "one thruster deemed unstable."...

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