SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission to make history with first private spacewalk
Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) - SpaceX is poised to launch an all-civilian crew on a daring orbital expedition ...
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Boeing’s Starliner: a saga marked by setbacks
Washington (AFP) - The decision to transfer the crew of Boeing's Starliner to a SpaceX mission after the spacecraft malfunctioned ...
Flawed Boeing mission to return to Earth with rival SpaceX
Houston (AFP) - Two US astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner will have to stay ...
How to bring Boeing astronauts home? NASA to decide by end of month
Washington (AFP) - NASA needs to decide by the end of August whether to return two astronauts to Earth aboard ...
Airbus first-half net profit halved to 825 mn euros
Paris (AFP) - Airbus said Tuesday that its net profit in the first half year fell 46 percent to 825 ...
Boeing Starliner return to Earth set for June 26
Washington (AFP) - NASA and Boeing are targeting a June 26 return to Earth of the Boeing Starliner from the ...
Boeing Starliner crew aboard ISS after challenging docking
Washington (AFP) - A Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first ever astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday ...
China sees commercial sector as next frontier in US space race
Shanghai (AFP) - A world-first launch from the far side of the Moon this week showcased China's progress in space, ...
Thruster problems delay Boeing Starliner docking with ISS
Washington (AFP) - The planned docking of a Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first astronauts to the International Space Station ...
In first, SpaceX’s megarocket Starship succeeds in ocean splashdown
Boca Chica (United States) (AFP) - SpaceX's massive Starship rocket achieved its first ever splashdown during a test flight Thursday, ...
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