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Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 9:17pm
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as this evening (May 6).
Categories: Astronomy

Boeing Starliner's historic 1st astronaut launch delayed by Atlas V rocket issue

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 9:15pm
A rocket issue with United Launch Alliance's Atlas V caused Boeing Starliner to wave off its historic 1st launch attempt with astronauts on May 6. A backup launch date has not been announced.
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'Sparkly' narwhal toy trades sea for space as Boeing Starliner zero-g indicator

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 8:19pm
What has one horn, two crewmates and shares a name with its ride into orbit? "Calypso," the plush sequined narwhal that is flying on the crew flight test of "Calypso," Boeing's CST-100 Starliner.
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Watch 2 bus-size asteroids make close flybys of Earth this week (video)

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 4:35pm
Two asteroids are expected to make close but safe approaches to Earth this week, and you can watch them live.
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Spacecraft captures absolutely incredible video of plasma swirling on the sun

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 4:10pm
The video gives an insight into the energetic events that transfer energy and plasma into the solar corona that ultimately drives the solar wind.
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Starliner's Mission Control team 'very excited' for capsule's 1st-ever astronaut launch (exclusive)

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 4:00pm
NASA and Boeing are working together to send the first astronauts to space on Starliner on May 6. Among the Mission Control support team is Kennedy Space Center's chief engineer.
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SpaceX reveals new EVA suit for upcoming Polaris Dawn private spaceflight (video)

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 2:57pm
SpaceX revealed its new spacesuit designed for Crew Dragon passengers to unbuckle and float outside the spacecraft.
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 2:28pm
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 6), the company's 46th orbital mission of the year already.
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Boeing's Starliner launch will be the 1st astronaut flight on an Atlas V rocket. How did NASA and ULA get it ready for crews? (exclusive)

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 2:00pm
NASA astronauts will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas V for the 1st time on May 6. Getting the long-running rocket ready for humans took thousands of checks.
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Sun unleashes X-class solar flare, radio blackouts reported (video)

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 1:43pm
A recently detected sunspot region unleashed a powerful X4.5 solar flare early Monday morning, causing radio blackouts throughout parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.
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The ISS may be more visible in the night sky throughout May. Here's how to see it

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 1:30pm
The International Space Station, the largest and brightest object now orbiting Earth, will provide excellent views for skywatchers across much of the Northern Hemisphere for much of May.
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1st woman to command a US spacecraft Eileen Collins 'signs' patch to inspire girls

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 1:00pm
A patch created to honor Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. spacecraft, features a geometric pattern representing the glow of her space shuttle lifting off into the night sky.
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Boeing Starliner brings astronaut launches back to Atlas rocket and Cape Canaveral

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 12:00pm
The launch of astronauts on a Boeing spacecraft will mark a first for the company, but will also bring human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site after more than 50 years.
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How 'Earth's twin' Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 11:00am
New research may have identified a culprit molecule that caused Venus, often described as Earth's twin, to lose its water and become an inhospitable hellscape.
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Euclid telescope: A scientist tells us of his quest to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:00am
Clumps of dark matter reveal their presence by distorting the shapes of more distant galaxies, just like waves on the surface of a swimming pool distort the pattern of tiles on the bottom.
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Boeing's Starliner to join exclusive spacecraft club with 1st astronaut launch today

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 9:00am
Boeing's Starliner capsule will launch astronauts for the first time today (May 6), joining a very select group of spacecraft.
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Boeing's Starliner is a 'big piece of America's overall strategy for access to low Earth orbit,' astronaut says

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 6:00am
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk says Boeing Starliner is "important strategically" for America's space program.
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Handle Mars with care: Guidelines needed for responsible Red Planet exploration, experts say

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 6:00am
A new study calls for "geoconservation" principles applied to space, so that astronauts exploring Mars and other cosmic bodies don't compromise future scientific work.
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NASA astronaut and director Ellen Ochoa awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 11:00am
The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States' highest honor. Ellen Ochoa was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Happy National Astronaut Day 2024! Holiday's founder talks importance of honoring America's spaceflyers (exclusive)

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 9:30am
For National Astronaut Day 2024, we have an exclusive interview with Uniphi Good's Annie Balliro on why she founded the holiday honoring America's spaceflyers.
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