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    Sun Releases 2 Strong Flares

    A split screen view of the Sun, shown in a dark orange and black. On the left, the May 8 flare is a bright white burrst of sputtering solar material. On the right, the May 7 flare is a bright white burst of solar material seen near the black expanse of space.

    The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, the first peaking at 9:41 p.m. ET on May 7, 2024, and the second peaking at 1:09 a.m. ET on May 8, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured images of the events. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions …

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    NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Targets New Launch Date

    NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test now is targeted to launch no earlier than 6:16 p.m. EDT Friday, May 17, to the International Space Station. Following a thorough data review completed on Tuesday, ULA (United Launch Alliance) decided to replace a pressure regulation valve on the liquid oxygen tank on the Atlas V rocket’s Centaur upper …

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    NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Targets New Launch Date

    NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test now is targeted to launch no earlier than 6:16 p.m. EDT Friday, May 17, to the International Space Station. Following a thorough data review completed on Tuesday, ULA (United Launch Alliance) decided to replace a pressure regulation valve on the liquid oxygen tank on the Atlas V rocket’s Centaur upper …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/07/2024

    Boeing CST-100 CFT: NASA, Boeing, and ULA are targeting NET Friday, May 10 for the next CFT launch opportunity after yesterday’s launch scrub. More to come on the forward plan in the next day or so. Payloads: AstroPi: Following the conclusion of the science activities, today the crew removed the AstroPi from the Window Observational …

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    Expedition 71 Resumes Science, Maintenance After Starliner Scrub

    The Expedition 71 crew is now targeting no earlier than Saturday, May 11, to welcome two astronauts who are due to launch the day prior to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. In the meantime, the orbital septet resumed their normal activities on Tuesday researching a variety of space phenomena and maintaining lab …

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    NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Targets No Earlier than Friday, May 10

    NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) are targeting no earlier than Friday, May 10, for launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station, pending resolution of the technical issue that prevented the May 6 launch attempt. The delay allows teams to complete data analysis on a pressure regulation valve on the …

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    NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Targets No Earlier than Friday, May 10

    NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) are targeting no earlier than Friday, May 10, for launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station, pending resolution of the technical issue that prevented the May 6 launch attempt. The delay allows teams to complete data analysis on a pressure regulation valve on the …

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    NASA, Boeing to Update Media on Starliner Crew Flight Test Tonight

    NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance will host a news conference at 10:30 p.m. EDT to discuss Monday’s scrubbed launch attempt of the agency’s Crew Flight Test due to a faulty oxygen relief valve observation on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Centaur second stage. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams exited the …

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    NASA, Boeing to Update Media on Starliner Crew Flight Test Tonight

    NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance will host a news conference at 10:30 p.m. EDT to discuss Monday’s scrubbed launch attempt of the agency’s Crew Flight Test due to a faulty oxygen relief valve observation on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Centaur second stage. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams exited the …

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    NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Scrubbed

    NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance scrubbed the launch opportunity on Monday, May 6 for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station due to a faulty oxygen relief valve observation on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Centaur second stage. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams exited the Starliner …

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