{"id":2334585,"date":"2024-08-30T20:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T00:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-set-to-bring-starliner-back-but-will-leave-crew-in-space-as-boeing-drama-gets-even-worse\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T20:53:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T00:53:53","slug":"nasa-set-to-bring-starliner-back-but-will-leave-crew-in-space-as-boeing-drama-gets-even-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-set-to-bring-starliner-back-but-will-leave-crew-in-space-as-boeing-drama-gets-even-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Set to Bring Starliner Back, But Will Leave Crew in Space as Boeing Drama Gets Even Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-set-to-bring-starliner-back-but-will-leave-crew-in-space-as-boeing-drama-gets-even-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2334585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NASA has announced that Boeing&#8217;s Starliner spacecraft \u200bis set to return to Earth without a crew on September 6, following \u200bits troubled missions and delays. Originally \u200cdesigned to transport astronauts to the International Space \u200bStation (ISS), \u200bthe Starliner faced significant challenges, including helium leaks during its first flight, which raised concerns over safety and operational readiness. <\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft \u200cwill undock from the ISS around 6 p.m. ET and is expected to land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico about six hours \u200dlater. NASA has confirmed that the\u200d Starliner has successfully completed an autonomous landing during previous tests, and ground teams will be able to remotely control the\u200b spacecraft \u200dthroughout \u200bits re-entry.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, astronauts\u2063 Barry Wilmore and Sunita \u2063Williams, who were initially meant to return with the Starliner,\u2064 will remain in space until February 2025.\u200d They will be brought back on a SpaceX flight instead. Wilmore and Williams&#8217;s extended stay is\u2063 attributed to the inability \u2064of the Starliner to accommodate all returning personnel due \u2063to ongoing\u2062 technical issues. <\/p>\n<p>The situation \u200dhas raised questions about the future of Boeing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brave-whistleblower-space-force-commander-fired-for-calling-out-marxist-ideology-infiltrating-military\/\" title=\"\u2018Brave Whistleblower\u2019: Space Force Commander Fired For Calling Out Marxist Ideology Infiltrating Military\u00a0\">space operations<\/a>, especially \u200cconsidering the significant cost\u2064 overruns associated with the project. There are speculations about potential\u200d cancellations of\u2064 the Starliner program as Boeing&#8217;s new CEO may\u200b have to evaluate its viability amidst\u2064 its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-crisis-demands-a-constitutional-analysis-of-voting-machines\/\" title=\"This Crisis Demands a Constitutional Analysis of Voting Machines\">ongoing challenges<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>NASA has announced the date when Boeing&rsquo;s troubled Starliner will return to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was designed to ferry crews to the International Space Station and back, but it has not lived up to its billing. Helium leaks that took place on its inaugural flight led to weeks of uncertainty over what would happen to the vehicle and the crew it took into space in June.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/astronauts-stuck-space-next-year-boeing-starliner-puts-horrifying-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> announced that, &ldquo;pending weather and operational readiness,&rdquo; the Starliner will undock from the International Space Station at about 6 p.m. ET on Sept. 6, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/08\/30\/boeing-starliner-spacecraft-return-date-nasa\/75012767007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The expected six-hour flight time would have the Starliner land early on Sept. 7 at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#129489;&zwj;&#128640;&#128104;&zwj;&#128640;&#128301; After 12 weeks in space, Boeing&rsquo;s Starliner spacecraft is finally set to return home from the International Space Station on September 6 &mdash; albeit without its two-person crew. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boeing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boeing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/starliner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#starliner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASA<\/a>  CNN x Yahoo! News  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obHawtwstC\">https:\/\/t.co\/obHawtwstC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; eric (@kinolina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kinolina\/status\/1829613727324520555?\">August 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The vehicle will return without anyone aboard. NASA said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boeing-staffers-humiliated-elon-musks-spacex-steps-save-stranded-astronauts-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starliner<\/a> completed an autonomous landing during an earlier test.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Teams on the ground are able to remotely command the spacecraft if needed through the necessary maneuvers for a safe undocking, re-entry, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-astronaut-rubio-says-good-to-be-home-after-landing-in-kazakhstan\/\" title=\"US astronaut Rubio happily returns home after landing in Kazakhstan.\">parachute-assisted landing<\/a> in the southwest United States,&rdquo; the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 24, NASA announced that instead of returning to Earth on the Starliner, astronauts Barry &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Wilmore and Sunita &ldquo;Suni&rdquo; Williams will park in space until next year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/boeing-spacex-nasa-astronauts-starliner-e4e81e5a6c23dee2f8f72260ddea011c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wilmore and Williams arrived on the space station in June on what was supposed to be an eight-day mission. However, grave technical issues that marred their flight led to them remaining on board the ISS.<\/p>\n<p>NASA announced&nbsp; that they will return in February on a SpaceX flight because no sooner flight from the space station to Earth could accommodate two more people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of us really wanted to complete the [Boeing Starliner] test flight with crew, and I think unanimously we&rsquo;re disappointed not to be able to do that,&rdquo; said Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for NASA&rsquo;s Space Operations Mission Directorate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/29\/science\/boeing-starliner-nasa-return-date-space-station\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But &ldquo;you don&rsquo;t want that disappointment to weigh unhealthily in your decision,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Stich, NASA&rsquo;s Commercial Crew Program manager, said talks between NASA and Boeing over putting the astronauts on the Starliner for their return &ldquo;came down to a little disagreement about risk,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/25\/us-news\/boeing-employees-humiliated-that-spacex-will-save-astronauts-stuck-in-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nasa-decides-keep-2-astronauts-space-february-nixes-return-troubled-boeing-capsule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing<\/a> has racked up about $1.5 billion in cost overruns on the $4.5 billion contract to develop the Starliner.<\/p>\n<p>That means the project could face a harsh decision about its future, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-08-25\/boeing-ceo-faces-hard-decisions-after-nasa-s-starliner-rejection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>, which noted new Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg could decide the venture should be ended.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do they ultimately exit the program because it&rsquo;s too complicated and because the other guy can do it better? 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Originally intended to transport crews to and from the International Space Station, the Starliner has faced significant challenges. Helium leaks during its first flight caused prolonged uncertainty regarding the vehicle and its crew, who were launched into space in June. On Thursday, NASA stated that, &#8220;weather and operational readiness permitting,&#8221; the Starliner is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station around 6 p.m. ET on September 6, as reported by USA Today. The anticipated six-hour journey will see it land at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico early on September 7.<\/p>\n<p>After spending 12 weeks in space, Boeing&#8217;s Starliner is set to return home on September 6\u2014though it will do so without a crew onboard. NASA confirmed that the spacecraft successfully performed an autonomous landing during a previous test flight. Ground teams can remotely control the spacecraft if necessary for safe undocking, re-entry, and parachute-assisted landing in southwestern U.S.<\/p>\n<p>On August 24, NASA announced that astronauts Barry &#8220;Butch&#8221; Wilmore and Sunita &#8220;Suni&#8221; Williams would remain in orbit until next year instead of returning with Starliner due to serious technical issues encountered during their mission that began in June. They are now scheduled to come back via a SpaceX flight in February since no earlier flights could accommodate them.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Bowersox from NASA expressed disappointment over not being able to complete the Boeing Starliner test flight with a crew but emphasized that such feelings should not cloud decision-making processes. Steve Stich of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program mentioned discussions between NASA and Boeing about including astronauts on this return trip ended due to differing views on risk management.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing has incurred approximately $1.5 billion in cost overruns related to its $4.5 billion contract for developing Starliner, raising concerns about its future viability as new CEO Kelly Ortberg may consider discontinuing it altogether if deemed too complex or less competitive compared to alternatives available<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2334586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Starliner.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14922,39793,11488,37518,39792],"class_list":["post-2334585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-boeing","tag-crew-safety","tag-nasa","tag-space-mission","tag-starliner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Starliner.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}