Starliner astronauts stuck on ISS after the first crewed test flight finally lifts off… but new helium leaks and thruster faults are detected (updated)

Starliner astronauts stuck on ISS after the first crewed test flight finally lifts off… but new helium leaks and thruster faults are detected (updated)

The first crewed test flight of Starliner finally lifted off from the ground following a series of stalled launch attempts. United Launch Alliance’s human-rated ATLAS V N22 (422) (RL10A-4-2) launch vehicle made its ascent from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 5 June at...
Mel’s Good Space – May 2024

Mel’s Good Space – May 2024

When I was a teenager I told my teacher I wanted to be an astronomer. As a girl from an economically deprived, and rural, part of Canada where traditional industries, like logging, ranching and mining, reigned, the teacher explained that there was no future in it, and...