Astronauts Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/astronauts/ Only what you care about Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:23:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://thelocalnews.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-the-local-news-app-logo-512-1-150x150.png Astronauts Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/astronauts/ 32 32 220501511 NASA Astronauts Overcome Challenges to Dock Boeing’s Starliner https://thelocalnews.app/nasa-astronauts-overcome-challenges-to-dock-boeings-starliner/ https://thelocalnews.app/nasa-astronauts-overcome-challenges-to-dock-boeings-starliner/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:23:04 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=58226 NASA astronauts faced hurdles during the final approach of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, leading to a dramatic docking sequence. The mission marked a crucial step toward certifying Boeing for human spaceflight missions. Launch and Initial Journey The Crew Flight Test (CFT) of Starliner commenced with NASA astronauts Suni […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/nasa-astronauts-overcome-challenges-to-dock-boeings-starliner/feed/ 0 58226 Last-Minute Issue Halts Boeing Starliner Launch https://thelocalnews.app/last-minute-issue-halts-boeing-starliner-launch/ https://thelocalnews.app/last-minute-issue-halts-boeing-starliner-launch/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:53:58 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=57261 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A last-minute issue brought an abrupt halt to Boeing’s first astronaut flight on Saturday. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were strapped into the Starliner capsule, awaiting liftoff, when the countdown was stopped at three minutes and 50 seconds. The Mission at a Glance The mission, set to launch from […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/last-minute-issue-halts-boeing-starliner-launch/feed/ 0 57261 Boeing Starliner’s Launch Delayed Again https://thelocalnews.app/boeing-starliners-launch-delayed-again/ https://thelocalnews.app/boeing-starliners-launch-delayed-again/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 17:13:05 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=39127 Boeing and NASA’s joint efforts to send a new spacecraft with two astronauts to the International Space Station face another setback as the launch gets scrubbed two hours prior to liftoff. Delayed Liftoff The much-anticipated liftoff of Boeing’s CFT-100 Starliner spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams, 58, and Butch Wilmore, 61, was scheduled from Space […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/boeing-starliners-launch-delayed-again/feed/ 0 39127 NASA’s Newest Astronauts Boast Strong Arizona Connections https://thelocalnews.app/nasas-newest-astronauts-boast-strong-arizona-connections/ https://thelocalnews.app/nasas-newest-astronauts-boast-strong-arizona-connections/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:44:12 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=14936 NASA’s latest batch of astronauts has captured attention, particularly due to the inclusion of two remarkable women with strong ties to Arizona. Who Are the Astronauts? The two standout individuals are Jessica Watkins and Kayla Barron. Watkins, a native of Gaithersburg, Maryland, pursued her undergraduate studies at Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of […]

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