The vessel's crew, whose stay aboard the ISS has stretched over a month longer than planned, conducted tests on the commercial spacecraft's thrusters—and the initial data is encouraging.
So far, the temperatures achieved during tests on the ground are not what the teams had hoped for.
The flight was traveling from Los Angeles to Denver on Monday.
Nobody, of course.
NASA and its commercial partner insist the Starliner crew is not stranded in space, while openly expressing frustration with the media's negative coverage.
The DOJ intends to offer Boeing a plea deal, which may include a $243.6 million criminal fine, per Bloomberg
The employee was allegedly fired after they raised concerns about safety issues.
It's not clear whether Boeing's billions of dollars in government contracts would be in jeopardy if charges are brought.
Attorneys of the families have also asked the government to fine the company $24 billion.
NASA and Boeing are now targeting June 26 to return the Crew Flight Test mission from the ISS, marking the third delay in departure.
A new federal probe revolves around the discovery that documentation certifying the authenticity of the metal in some Boeing planes was falsified.
Starliner teams detected a helium leak before launch, two more after liftoff, and now a fourth and fifth leak with the vehicle docked at the ISS. Oh my.
Before the crew capsule's launch, Starliner teams detected a helium leak on the ground but decided not to resolve the issue.
Controllers scrambled to restore four of the five thrusters, causing Starliner to dock more than an hour later than planned.
Plus: The deadly medieval disease that vanished from history, the solar storm threat has returned, and China's spaceplane is up to something.
A Starliner crew has finally made it to space, but the big challenges for Boeing's spacecraft are yet to come.
The company has chosen not to repair a small helium leak in the spacecraft's service module ahead of the scheduled launch of its first crew to orbit.
Employees have alleged retaliation after they spoke up about issues at the company
John Barnett's death has spurred conspiracy theories throughout the internet.
The settlement was related to the deadly 737 MAX crashes, Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
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