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Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
As it flew up toward the International Space Station last summer, the Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters. A NASA ...
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Astronauts Lost Control Of Boeing Starliner While Docking With International Space Station
Astronaut Butch Wilmore said that the Boeing Starliner suffered enough thruster failures to lose full control during its launch rendezvous with the International Space Station. The situation ...
‘What am I going to do?’: Rescued NASA astronauts reveal horror moment they almost drifted into space
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 ...
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Trapped astronauts share horrifying new secret from their near-deadly trip to space aboard Boeing Starliner
I don't know what control I have. What if I lose another thruster? What if we lose comm? What am I going to do?' He explained that Starliner uses a vision system that uses the space station as a ...
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NASA astronaut reveals they nearly failed to dock Boeing Starliner to International Space Station
Wilmore said that as the Starliner approached the International Space Station, they lost the first thruster. As the Starliner got closer to the space station, a second thruster was also lost.
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Boeing reports progress on containing Starliner costs
Boeing executives said the company is making progress on containing the costs of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew ...
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Rescued ISS Astronauts Almost Didn't Make It There in the First Place
But it turns out the journey to the ISS was just as harrowing, as the Starliner's thrusters failed so spectacularly that they could have been stuck floating in Low Earth Orbit. "Before the flight ...
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Boeing Starliner Was a Minute from Disaster in Space Station Docking
The Boeing Starliner faced a critical situation during its approach to the International Space Station (ISS), where multiple thruster failures brought it within minutes o losing full control and ...
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Rescued astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore reveal failures on the Boeing Starliner were far dire than originally reported
What if I lose another thruster? What if we lose comm ... Two, just really happy that Starliner docked to the space station,” she said. “My feeling at that point in time was like, ‘Oh ...
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Rescued NASA astronauts: We'd go up in Boeing's Starliner again if needed
The two organizations are planning testing of "key Starliner thrusters" in New Mexico, the agency said. New helium system seal options have also been being put through testing. "Once we get ...
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Boeing Starliner commander shares blame for spacecraft failure, but would fly on it again
“If we can figure out a couple of very important primary issues with the thrusters and the helium system, Starliner is ready to go,” he said. “That is not going to be happen ...
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Starliner Almost Didn't Make It to the Space Station
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