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VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 rocket sends Starliner toward space station
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule lifted off on its second orbital test flight Thursday, riding a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket off the pad at Cape Canaveral at 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT). The mission is heading for the International Space Station.
Starliner astronauts eager to see results from crew capsule test flight
The NASA astronauts training for the first crew missions on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will be closely watching each step of the capsule's unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, set for blastoff Thursday from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas 5 rocket.
ISS spacesuits ‘no-go’ for non-emergency spacewalks after water intrusion
The aging shuttle-era spacesuits aboard the International Space Station have been declared "no-go" for operational, normally planned spacewalks pending analysis to determine what led to excess water getting into an astronaut's helmet during a March excursion, officials confirmed Tuesday.
NASA safety advisors voice concerns over Boeing’s Starliner, SpaceX’s Starship
Members of NASA’s independent safety advisory panel on Thursday cautioned the space agency not to rush toward a crew test flight of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft. The safety advisors also said there are "obvious safety concerns" about SpaceX's plan to launch the giant Starship rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, the same facility used for astronaut missions to the International Space Station.
NASA managers clear Boeing’s Starliner for second try to reach space station
NASA officials cleared Boeing's Starliner crew capsule for launch in a flight readiness review Wednesday, moving a step closer toward a critical unpiloted demonstration flight to attempt docking at the International Space Station and check off other test objectives left unaccomplished on a problem-plagued mission two-and-a-half years ago.
Splashdown of SpaceX capsule caps busy season of space station crew rotations
Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Friday with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, the sixth crew launch or landing in support of the station program in fewer than 50 days.
Dragon crew capsule undocks from space station, heads for splashdown Friday
Three NASA astronauts and a European Space Agency mission specialist left the International Space Station early Thursday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, heading for splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida to wrap up a 176-day expedition in orbit.
VideoLive coverage: Four astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission
Four astronauts closed out a nearly six-month expedition on the International Space Station with an undocking early Thursday on SpaceX's Dragon Endurance spacecraft, heading for splashdown about 24 hours later off the coast of Florida. Departure from the station occurred at 1:20 a.m. EDT (0520 GMT) Thursday, and the crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 12:43 a.m. EDT (0443 GMT) Friday.
4K Video: The launch of Crew 4 as seen from the press site
The launch of the Crew 4 mission as seen by Spaceflight Now's camera at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.
Four astronauts arrive at space station for long-term stay
Three Americans and one Italian astronaut floated into the International Space Station late Wednesday after a nearly 16-hour commute aboard a SpaceX crew capsule from a launch pad in Florida, ready for a multi-month expedition performing experiments, maintenance, and upgrades.