Boeing Starliner

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
NASA Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams say they continue to embrace the unexpected.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is expected to return to orbit late this year or in early 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
NASA says it wants to stick with the Boeing CST-100 Starliner to give the space agency options in case the SpaceX Dragon system were to encounter problems.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The returning astronauts included the Boeing CST-100 Starliner extended Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission’s Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Docking of the Crew-10 Dragon Endurance capsule to the orbital lab’s U.S. segment Harmony module is planned for 11:30 p.m. EDT on March 15.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner may not return to flight this year as the OEM and NASA work to address the issues exposed in last year's troubled crew flight test.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
"Suni" Williams has served as commander of ISS Expedition 72 since Sept. 23, 2024.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA repeatedly delayed the astronauts’ return as it studied issues with the capsule’s propulsion system.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Veteran astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched to the ISS aboard a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.
Aerospace

By Brian Everstine
Steve Parker says the manufacturer needs to focus on execution amid cost overruns and address the root causes of issues on production lines.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated billionaire Jared Isaacman, a commander of two SpaceX commercial space flights, to be the next NASA administrator.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) made special mention during its fourth-quarter session of how mission management openly addressed safety concerns.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Splashdown and recovery in the ocean waters off the Florida peninsula is expected no earlier than Oct. 25 at about 3:29 a.m. EDT.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA is designating SpaceX for the two Crew Dragon missions associated with the semiannual exchange of astronauts and Russian cosmonauts to the ISS.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
The three astronauts and one cosmonaut are set to come back no sooner than Oct. 13.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz, Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno
Nelson talks with Aviation Week about the role private companies will play and his concerns about China’s ambitions on the Moon.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Departure of the Crew-8 Dragon from the ISS, which launched on March 3, had initially been planned for no earlier than Oct. 7.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The Starliner astronauts have completed configuration of the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft now docked to the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Alexander Gorbunov are slated to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:17 p.m. EDT.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Launch of the next U.S. crew transport to the International Space Station is being delayed until no earlier than Sept. 28 due to an expected large hurricane.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s new CEO, announced the move in a statement to employees just before the close of business on Sept. 20.
Budget, Policy & Operations