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

Boeing Admits Guilt in Two Deadly Plane Crashes
VOA Learning English • voa
July 8, 2024 • ~5 min

Starliner: Boeing prepares to launch its first crewed spacecraft as it chases after SpaceX

Starliner is only the second vehicle to launch astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011.

Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
May 3, 2024 • ~8 min

Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight

The Starliner’s planned crewed test on May 6, 2024, was scrubbed after a technical issue with the rocket taking it up to orbit.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
May 2, 2024 • ~8 min

Boeing’s Starliner is about to launch − if successful, the test represents an important milestone for commercial spaceflight

The Starliner has had delays and issues. The May 2024 launch will put its capacity to carry crew to the International Space Station to the test.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
May 2, 2024 • ~8 min

Boeing Faces Another Manufacturing Delay Affecting 50 Planes
VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 6, 2024 • ~4 min

Reports: Chinese Supplier to Apple, Samsung Plans Big Investment in Vietnam
VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 11, 2023 • ~4 min

Engineers and economists prize efficiency, but nature favors resilience – lessons from Texas, COVID-19 and the 737 Max

Disasters highlight the cost of society's love of efficiency. Nature, in contrast, favors resilience. Being more like nature offers benefits for society, especially in the face of the climate crisis.

Moshe Y. Vardi, Professor of Computer Science, Rice University • conversation
May 18, 2021 • ~11 min

Boeing 737 Max: why was it grounded, what has been fixed and is it enough?

Almost two years after crashing twice within five months and being pulled out of service, the Boeing 737 Max's return to the skies has now been approved.

John McDermid, Director, Assuring Autonomy International Programme, University of York • conversation
Nov. 27, 2020 • ~7 min

First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights

When it comes to commercial space tourism, suborbital flight are the first frontier. But what are the risks? Are there health requirements? What should you know before taking such a way-out trip?

Sara M. Langston, Assistant Professor of Spaceflight Operations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • conversation
June 11, 2020 • ~9 min

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