Starliner’s latest mission was meant to prove Boeing’s place in NASA’s commercial crew program—but it may end in a bailout by SpaceX. A thruster malfunction during docking has left Starliner’s safe ...

NASA astronauts revealed that the Boeing Starliner came dangerously close to failing its docking attempt at the International Space Station. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams described the moments ...

The two NASA astronauts who unexpectedly spent nine month on the International Space Station (ISS) have revealed the terrifying moment their spacecraft malfunctioned when approaching the ISS and they ...

Without forward control, Starliner was in a predicament where it couldn't dock, but it also couldn't position itself to reenter the Earth's atmosphere. Yes, the situation was as dire as it sounds.

Wilmore explained that flight regulations typically call for malfunctioned ships to abort docking – even within ... Two, just really happy that Starliner docked to the space station,” she ...

These Starliner problems weren’t just isolated to docking, either. The mission was originally planned for a week but stretched into nine months as further issues delayed the capsule’s return trip.

News that NASA had actively bent flight rules to allow Starliner to continue attempting to dock with the station — despite multiple thrusters failing — highlights the real danger Wilmore and ...

SpaceX's latest cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) – CRS-32 – just docked to the orbiting outpost, ...

Ars Technica got the details from Astronaut Wilmore on the danger 9 months ago during the docking. The Starliner was likely 30-60 seconds from total loss of control and potential crew loss if a fifth ...

As it flew up toward the International Space Station last summer, the Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters. A NASA astronaut, Butch Wilmore, had to take manual control of the vehicle. But as ...

Dragon rendezvoused with the space station this morning (April 22), docking with the orbital lab at 8:40 a.m. ET.

The Boeing Starliner capsule, which was supposed to be their return vehicle, reportedly failed spectacularly on the way there, almost making it impossible for them to dock with the space station ...