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Boeing's Starliner all packed up to return to Earth from ISS today

By Mike Wall published

Boeing's Starliner capsule is all packed up and ready to depart the International Space Station today (Sept. 6) at 6:04 p.m. EDT (2204 GMT).

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'We're confident in it': Boeing Starliner's parachute team readies for Crew Flight Test landing without astronauts on Sept. 7

By Elizabeth Howell published

Boeing Starliner's parachutes will be tested once more during an uncrewed test on Sept. 7. It was originally supposed to host astronauts, but NASA changed the plan mid-mission.

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China to test lunar-soil bricks in space to pave the way for its planned moon base

By Andrew Jones published

The experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station will expose bricks made of moon-soil simulant to space's harsh conditions, helping shape the future of lunar infrastructure.

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NASA astronauts can't wear Boeing Starliner spacesuits in SpaceX's Dragon. Here's why

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Starliner astronauts will temporarily have an emergency spot available on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, but they can't wear spacesuits there. That will change in a few weeks.

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Boeing Starliner astronauts have years of medical studies helping them with longer stay in space

By Elizabeth Howell published

Starliner's astronauts will spend at least 8 months in space, longer than a typical ISS crew. But numerous other astronauts have safely spent a year on the ISS, or even longer.

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Chinese astronauts study ancient microbes aboard Tiangong space station (video)

By Andrew Jones published

Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying microbes, to help determine if some of Earth's early lifeforms can handle a simulated cosmic environment.

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'There was some tension in the room', NASA says of decision to bring Boeing's Starliner spacecraft home without astronauts

By Elizabeth Howell published

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will fly back to Earth for a landing on Sept. 7, but without its crew. Its two astronauts will ride home on SpaceX Crew Dragon in February 2025.

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A statue of fallen "Teacher in Space" Christa McAuliffe is seen after its unveiling at the New Hampshire State House.

Statue of fallen 'Teacher-in-Space' Christa McAuliffe unveiled at NH state house

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A statue of Christa McAuliffe, NASA's "Teacher-in-Space" who died on board the space shuttle Challenger in 1986, has been unveiled in New Hampshire, the state where she taught.

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NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reports 'strange noise' coming from Boeing's Starliner spacecraft (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The eerie sound was likened to a pulsing sonar-like ping.

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Former U.S. Navy Seal Jonny Kim will be 1st Korean-American astronaut on ISS in March 2025

By Elizabeth Howell published

U.S. Navy lieutenant and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to fly to the ISS for an eight-month mission in 2025.

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