The Boeing Starliner faced a critical situation during its approach to the International Space Station (ISS), where multiple thruster failures brought it within minutes o losing full control and ...

Until [it stops moving], unexpected situations can still occur,' she explained, listing potential incidents such as brake failure, emergency reverser activation, or tires bursting.

Wilmore said that as the Starliner approached the International Space Station, they lost the first thruster. As the Starliner got closer to the space station, a second thruster was also lost.

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That's what I was thinking. And oh my, what happened? We lost the first thruster." When vehicles approach the space station, they use two imaginary lines to help guide their approach. These are ...

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Asked if he blamed Boeing for the propulsion system helium leaks and thruster problems that ultimately led NASA to bring the Starliner down without its crew, extending their stay aboard the space ...

He earlier said the crew did not realise Manawanui remained on autopilot and mistakenly believed its failure to respond to direction changes was the result of a thruster control failure.

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Things didn't improve once the capsule reached space. Docking procedures with the ISS proved harrowing due to reaction-control thruster malfunctions. And according to a new Ars Technica interview ...

A British startup called Pulsar Fusion has come up with a wild new concept for a nuclear fusion-powered space rocket that, it claims, could significantly cut down the time it takes to travel to ...