Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Starliner’s Final Countdown: New Thruster Testing Before Earth Return


As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams near their return from the ISS, NASA and Boeing test the Starliner’s propulsion system using a new thruster at White Sands. A readiness review this month will set a new return date, with mission updates provided by NASA and Boeing leadership. NASA and

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on SciTech Daily

Read more on:

Photo of new thruster testing

new thruster testing

Photo of Earth

Earth

Photo of Starliner

Starliner

Related news:

News photo

Gobsmacking Study Finds Life on Earth Emerged 4.2 Billion Years Ago

News photo

45 Years Ago: Skylab Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere

News photo

This Nearby Exoplanet Is Hot, Dangerous—and Smells Like Rotten Eggs | Located about 64 light-years away from Earth, the world is the first place astronomers have detected hydrogen sulfide outside our solar system