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Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates
By Elizabeth Howell, Tariq Malik last updated
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024
On This Day in Space: May 4, 2011: 1st official Star Wars Day celebration
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On May 4, 2011, the first organized Star Wars Day celebration happened in Toronto.
What's next for Boeing Starliner after its 1st crew flight test?
By Elizabeth Howell published
Astronauts will board a Boeing Starliner spacecraft for the 1st ISS test flight no earlier than May 6. Boeing says it's already working on first operational mission Starliner-1 for 2025.
What time is Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA on May 6?
By Tariq Malik published
Boeing is ready to launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA on May 6. Here's what to know on when it will launch.
Their other vehicle is the Starliner: Boeing's 1st crew to ride Astrovan II to the launch pad
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
When Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lift off for the ISS on May 6, they will become the first astronauts to fly on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. But that's not their only new ride.
Virgin Galactic to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic is targeting June 8 for its seventh commercial spaceflight, a suborbital jaunt called, fittingly enough, Galactic 07.
Boeing Starliner spacecraft 'go' for 1st astronaut launch on May 6, NASA says
By Elizabeth Howell published
Two NASA astronauts, their spacecraft and rocket have been cleared for a historic 1st flight aboard Boeing's Starliner. Launch will take place no earlier than May 6.
Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren't so sure
By Robert Lea published
Reports of life signs detected in the atmosphere of the potential ocean world K2-18 b may have been premature.
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