After a number of delays, Boeings Starliner is on the way to ISS with two astronauts after launching on the workhorse Atlas V rocket. So now America has two ways to get humans into LEO, the other of course being Space X’s Dragon 2 which launches on the Falcon 9 rocket.
For Deep Space missions the second flight of the massive SLS Artemis, jointly developed for NASA by Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne, is scheduled for next year. Meantime, Space X will launch its fourth test of the megarocket Starship tomorrow if all goes well.
Exciting times for human space travel again after almost a lifetime frittered away in LEO.
- Starliner would have brought crew home safe
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Starliner makes flawless return without crew.
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NASA Extends Boeing Starliner Astronauts’ Space Station Stay to 2025
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If this were an episode of Star Trek
- Contingency planning for Space X return flight
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Still stuck in space
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Starliner return could be delayed for months
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NASA is saying the helium leaks are not serious
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With a LOT of problems
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Not to worry.