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News•Dec 22, 2025
Safety Panel Says NASA Should Have Taken Starliner Incident More Seriously
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel warned that the agency should have formally declared the Starliner crewed‑flight anomalies a high‑visibility close call. In June 2024, Starliner’s thrusters overheated and helium leaks threatened docking, forcing astronauts Wilmore and Williams to stay on the ISS for nine months. NASA ultimately returned the crew on a SpaceX Dragon and landed the empty capsule in New Mexico. The panel now urges clearer, unambiguous mishap‑declaration criteria to improve risk ownership and investigation speed.
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News•Dec 22, 2025
NASA Rewraps Boeing Starliner Astrovan II for Artemis II Ride to Launch Pad
NASA rewrapped Boeing’s Astrovan II, an Airstream motorhome, with Artemis II graphics for the crew’s ride to the launch pad during a December 2025 rehearsal. The vehicle, originally used for Boeing’s Starliner crew transport, replaces the three Canoo electric vans NASA received...
By Ars Technica (Space)
News•Dec 18, 2025
NASA Will Soon Find Out if the Perseverance Rover Can Really Persevere on Mars
NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) program remains in limbo as costs balloon to $11 billion, pushing a likely launch into the 2030s. Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover, five years on Mars, is in excellent health and has traveled 40 km—double its original mobility...
By Ars Technica (Space)
News•Dec 11, 2025
NASA Just Lost Contact with a Mars Orbiter, and Will Soon Lose Another One
NASA announced loss of contact with the MAVEN orbiter after it emerged from behind Mars, raising concerns about the agency's aging communications fleet. MAVEN, launched in 2014, has been a critical relay for rover data and atmospheric science, but its...
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