those are also known as RCS thrusters on the service module portion of the Starliner spacecraft," said a commentator on NASA’s live feed during the docking. FOX 35’s Esther Bower asked Platt ...

According to NASA, teams are working hard to test Starliner's offending thrusters and the surrounding "doghouse," the part of the module where the thrusters are located. Investigations revealed ...

For example, the mission team managed to bring four of the five failed RCS thrusters back online while Starliner was in orbit. And they later tied the issue to overheating in the capsule's engine ...

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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 ...

I'm not complaining that we're here for a couple extra weeks." Wilmore said despite the thruster issues, the Starliner has been "truly impressive." Steve Stich, who oversees NASA's commercial crew ...

NASA on Thursday postponed a planned launch of a Boeing CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station after the orbiting outpost was briefly thrown out of control by jet thrusters ...

But because of problems with the thrusters and helium leaks, the eight-day mission stretched into nine months before the astronauts could return home on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon. The Starliner ...

And matter of fact, I'm thinking we probably can't." News that NASA had actively bent flight rules to allow Starliner to continue attempting to dock with the station — despite multiple thrusters ...