Air India crash: what do we know about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved? Expert Q&A

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has a very good safety record.

Ali Elham, Professor of Design Optimisation, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Southampton • conversation
June 12, 2025 ~6 min

Modern spacesuits have a compatibility problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it

Making spacesuits compatible with different spacecraft could protect astronauts during an emergency evacuation.

Berna Akcali Gur, Lecturer in Outer Space Law, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
March 25, 2025 ~7 min


Modern spacesuits have a compatability problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it

Making spacesuits compatible with different spacecraft could protect astronauts during an emergency evacuation.

Berna Akcali Gur, Lecturer in Outer Space Law, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
March 25, 2025 ~7 min

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.

Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University • conversation
Oct. 25, 2024 ~8 min

Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

The company can recover from its problems, but will need to deliver on promises to get its house in order.

Loizos Heracleous, Professor of Strategy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
Oct. 1, 2024 ~8 min

The Boeing Starliner has returned to Earth without its crew – a former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space

NASA’s decision to send Starliner’s crew home on a SpaceX capsule will have implications for Boeing, the agency itself and the astronauts still on the space station.

Michael E. Fossum, Vice President, Texas A&M University • conversation
Sept. 7, 2024 ~8 min

Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before

Traveling to space is riskier than many extreme sports − an increase in private missions could mean more civilians taking that risk.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
Sept. 6, 2024 ~9 min

Experts Question Boeing's Space Business after Starliner Failures

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 1, 2024 ~8 min


Stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts to stay six more months in space – what this means for the future of commercial spaceflight

Nasa’s decision to prioritise the safety of the astronauts, and to work with another commercial partner in finding a solution, is a triumph of wisdom and caution.

Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University • conversation
Aug. 29, 2024 ~8 min

Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner

The spacecraft’s return has been delayed while experts study helium leaks and thruster problems.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
July 15, 2024 ~6 min

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