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Boeing reports $185 million charge to pay for Starliner delays

October 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

Boeing said Wednesday it will take on a $185 million charge in its third quarter earnings to pay for the latest setback on the Starliner crew capsule, bringing the company’s out-of-pocket costs on the troubled program to $595 million since 2019.

SpaceX test-fires crew rocket as teams monitor downrange abort zone weather

October 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, checking off another box on the pre-flight checklist before liftoff Sunday with a four-person crew heading for the International Space Station. But a weather forecast shows a high risk that winds or waves int the Atlantic Ocean could force a launch delay.

Russia launches supply ship on two-day trip to space station

October 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

A Russian Progress cargo freighter loaded with more than 5,000 pounds of crew supplies, fuel, water, and air lifted off Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and rode a Soyuz launcher into orbit, the first leg of a two-day trip to the International Space Station.

Matthias Maurer talks science and spacewalks on the space station

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

Matthias Maurer’s last name in German means brick layer. Naturally, Maurer says, that means he has been assigned to perform an experiment with concrete during his six-month stint on the International Space Station.

Kuaizhou flight sets new record for Chinese launch activity

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

The successful deployment of a small remote sensing satellite Wednesday set a new record for Chinese orbital launch attempts in a single year at 40 missions, surpassing a mark set in 2018 and 2020.

Russian Progress supply ship poised for launch from Baikonur

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket is ready to boost Russia’s Progress MS-18 supply ship into orbit Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, setting course for a two-day chase of the International Space Station.

German astronaut to become 600th person to fly into space

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

Astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Matthias Maurer, and Kayla Barron flew from their home base in Houston to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Tuesday to begin their final few days of launch preparations before blasting off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the International Space Station Sunday.

Articles by Stephen Clark

Boeing reports $185 million charge to pay for Starliner delays

SpaceX test-fires crew rocket as teams monitor downrange abort zone weather

Russia launches supply ship on two-day trip to space station

Matthias Maurer talks science and spacewalks on the space station

Kuaizhou flight sets new record for Chinese launch activity

Russian Progress supply ship poised for launch from Baikonur

German astronaut to become 600th person to fly into space

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