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NASA to Say If Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Stay Longer on Space Station

The agency’s leaders are meeting on Saturday to decide whether Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore can safely fly home to Earth on the vehicle that carried them to orbit.

By Kenneth Chang

Boeing Company International Space Station National Aeronautics and Space Administration Private Spaceflight Rocket Science and Propulsion Space and Astronomy Space Exploration Technologies Corp

NASA Moves Toward Boeing Starliner Return to Restore Space Station Traffic

With the Falcon 9 rocket set to fly again, and testing of the Starliner capsule progressing, the agency is seeking to turn the page on a brief, troubled chapter in orbit.

By Kenneth Chang

Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters Musk, Elon Private Spaceflight Rocket Science and Propulsion Satellites Space and Astronomy Space Exploration Technologies Corp Starlink Satellite Constellation (SpaceX)

SpaceX Rocket Fails, Breaking Apart in Orbit

The failure, the first since 2016, ended a streak of more than 300 successful launches for the Falcon 9 rocket.

By Kenneth Chang

Boring Company Mars (Planet) Musk, Elon National Aeronautics and Space Administration Private Spaceflight Space and Astronomy Space Exploration Technologies Corp Starlink Satellite Constellation (SpaceX) Tesla Motors Inc X (Formerly Twitter)

How Elon Musk and SpaceX Plan to Colonize Mars

SpaceX employees are working on plans for a Martian city, including dome habitats, spacesuits and researching whether humans can procreate off Earth. Mr. Musk has volunteered his sperm.

By Kirsten Grind

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