Futurism

NASA Engineers Were Disturbed by What Happened When They Tested Starliner’s Thrusters

Later this week, Boeing’s plagued Starliner is set to attempt its return journey from the International Space Station. But instead of ferrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to ...
Ars Technica

NASA update on Starliner thruster issues: This is fine

Before clearing Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to depart the International Space Station and head for Earth, NASA managers want to ensure the spacecraft’s problematic control thrusters can help guide ...
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NASA Engineers Revive Long-Dormant Thrusters on Voyager 1, the Farthest Spacecraft From Earth, in a 'Miracle Save'

In a nail-biting mission to secure Voyager 1 before the only antenna that can send commands to the spacecraft goes offline for upgrades, NASA engineers revived thrusters aboard the probe that have ...
CNN

Once ‘dead’ thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Engineers at NASA ...
New Atlas

NASA beats the clock to save Voyager 1 from deep space doom

It was race against time as NASA engineers recently raced to fix a thruster problem aboard the vintage Voyager 1 deep space probe. It's hard enough to repair a craft at the edge of the solar system, ...
CNN

47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades

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Space.com

NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space

At 47 years old, the mission keeps flying with a little help from its friends. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The distant and ...
Space.com

NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'

"It was yet another miracle save for Voyager." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA engineers have miraculously revived the ...
SpaceNews

Starliner ISS stay extended to complete thruster and helium leak testing

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station during the Crew Flight Test mission. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing have again extended the stay of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

NASA Engineers Revive Long-Dormant Thrusters on Voyager 1, the Farthest Spacecraft From Earth, in a ‘Miracle Save’

In a nail-biting mission to secure Voyager 1 before the only antenna that can send commands to the spacecraft goes offline for upgrades, NASA engineers revived thrusters aboard the probe that have ...