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NASA leaders to decide return plans for Starliner astronauts – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s decision day for NASA as leaders of the space agency meet in Houston today to decide whether Boeing’s Starliner will return to Earth with or without its two astronauts. The spacecraft experienced problems with its propulsion system on its
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NASA engineers met Friday to review test results and make recommendations on whether to bring two astronauts back to Earth aboard Boeing’s Starliner ferry ship or keep them in orbit an additional six months and bring them home aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other senior agency managers planned to
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Inside SpaceX’s “Polaris Dawn” mission to attempt first commercial spacewalk – CBS News Watch CBS News Four astronauts are set to launch on Tuesday for a groundbreaking six-day mission, “Polaris Dawn,” aiming to reach a record orbit 870 miles above Earth — three times higher than the International Space Station. The mission will also feature
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World gets glimpse of blue supermoon World gets rare blue supermoon in the sky 02:16 A rare spectacle began Sunday night as an August supermoon blue moon rose into the sky. The first of 2024’s four consecutive supermoons, the blue moon – also known as the Sturgeon Moon – was expected to reach peak illumination
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The next full moon is a rare supermoon blue moon, also nicknamed the sturgeon moon The next full moon is a rare supermoon blue moon, also nicknamed the sturgeon moon 00:46 August’s supermoon blue moon, the first of 2024’s four consecutive supermoons, will appear full from Sunday through Wednesday, giving astronomy fans a rare show
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NASA plans to hold an unprecedented agency-level readiness review as early as the end of next week to decide if Boeing’s Starliner capsule can safely bring its two crew members back to Earth, a senior manager said Wednesday. If so, Starliner commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams could undock from the International Space
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The Perseid meteor shower will peak Sunday night, giving astronomy fans one of the best shows of 2024 as they look to the skies. The shower started in July and will continue through most of August, but it will peak overnight on Sunday into Monday, NASA said. The Perseids are considered the “best meteor shower
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SpaceX rocket launches 50 Starlink satellites SpaceX rocket launches 50 Starlink satellites into orbit 00:24 In the first launch of a planned weekend triple header, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites, 13 with direct-to-cell capability, blasted off from Cape Canaveral early Saturday and successfully delivered its payload to orbit. It was the 187th
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Disagreement over plans to return Starliner astronauts amid safety concerns – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA launched Boeing’s Starliner two months ago on a one-week mission. However, the two astronauts are still aboard the International Space Station and NASA says officials can’t agree if Starliner is safe to bring them home. A new plan
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Running a day late due to weather, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship loaded with more than four tons of supplies, spare parts, fresh food and science gear blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, kicking off a two-day rendezvous with the International Space Station. Despite an initially dismal
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