{"id":635269,"date":"2024-09-10T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/techcrunch-space-boeings-starliner-returns-to-earth\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:00:00","slug":"techcrunch-space-boeings-starliner-returns-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/techcrunch-space-boeings-starliner-returns-to-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"#TechCrunch Space: Boeing&#8217;s Starliner returns to Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e87ab96058\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e87ab96058\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/techcrunch-space-boeings-starliner-returns-to-earth\/#This_week_in_space_history\" >This week in space history<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Let\u2019s dive into the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at <span class=\"il\">aria.techcrunch@gmail.com<\/span> or send a message on Signal at 512-937-3988. You also can send a note to the whole TechCrunch crew at tips@techcrunch.com.\u00a0<strong>For more secure communications<\/strong>,\u00a0click here to contact us, which includes SecureDrop instructions and links to encrypted messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Starliner saga has finally come to an end \u2014 for now. Just after midnight on Saturday, Boeing\u2019s Starliner capsule returned from the International Space Station, touching down at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The capsule returned autonomously to Earth without its two crew members, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams,\u00a0who will remain aboard the station until next February.\u00a0The space agency determined late last month that the pair will make their journey back to Earth on board a SpaceX Dragon capsule, after Starliner experienced\u00a0technical issues early in the mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a post-flight press conference on Saturday, NASA\u2019s commercial crew program manager Steve Stich called the flight \u201cdarn near flawless.\u201d He added that the successful mission provoked mixed feelings among staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom a human perspective, all of us feel happy about the successful landing, but then there\u2019s a piece of us, all of us, that we wish it would have been the way we had planned it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had planned to have the mission land with Butch and Suni on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\" data-event=\"clickable_image\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2850578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=430,242 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=800,450 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/boeing-starliner-landing.webp?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\">NASA <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a little piece of non-public info in this story: By now, you\u2019ve probably heard that the first launch of Blue Origin\u2019s massive New Glenn rocket will not be for NASA. That rocket had been scheduled to launch two spacecraft to Mars for NASA during an eight-day window that opens on October 13. But NASA announced on Friday that it was pushing the mission, called ESCAPADE, to spring 2025, citing potential cost and technical issues with de-fueling the two satellites.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I\u2019m hearing is that there was an ATP (authority-to-proceed) meeting to go\/no-go fueling the spacecraft the day before NASA formally postponed the mission. While this decision doubtless comes down to the readiness of the launch vehicle, fueling the spacecraft is a critical juncture. It makes sense that they chose to just delay rather than incur the risks \u2014 technical, financial, etc. \u2014 of having to de-fuel them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3481\" height=\"1947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\" data-event=\"clickable_image\" alt=\"Blue Origin New Glenn on launch pad\" class=\"wp-image-2850456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg 3481w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=768,430 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=680,380 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=1200,671 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=1280,716 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=430,241 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=720,403 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=900,503 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=800,447 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=1536,859 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpeg?resize=2048,1145 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3481px) 100vw, 3481px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\">Blue Origin <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-week-in-space-history\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_week_in_space_history\"><\/span>This week in space history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, we\u2019re remembering the tragedy of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City. Did you know: There was only a single American off-world when the attacks happened? NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson was on board the International Space Station at the time, and as soon as he learned about the attacks, he im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely went to capture some images of the site from space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe smoke seemed to have an odd bloom to it at the base of the column that was streaming south of the city. After reading one of the news articles we just received, I believe we were looking at NY around the time of, or shortly after, the collapse of the second tower. How horrible\u2026\u201d \u2013 Frank Culbertson<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2850797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp 1041w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=150,99 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=768,508 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=680,450 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=430,285 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=720,477 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=900,596 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nasa-image-sept-11.webp?resize=800,529 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the images of New York City captured by station commander Frank Culbertson on September 11.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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