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Boeing Starliner astronauts speak publicly for first time in 2 months today: Watch it live

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When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA’s Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth in February 2025 in a SpaceX Dragon capsule. | Credit: NASA The Boeing Starliner’s first astronaut crew will speak from space for the first time … Read more

NASA prepares contingency plan if Starliner crew landing is out of the question

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While NASA debates the safety of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft After multiple helium leaks and problems with the boosters, the agency is becoming “more serious” about an emergency plan to bring the ship’s two crew members to land back to earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, officials said Wednesday. In that case – and no final … Read more