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December 23, 2019

Airborne 12.23.19: Starliner 'Anomaly', 'Iron Man' Suit, Navy Pilots

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Boeing's CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle was launched into orbit early Friday morning, but the spacecraft experienced what Boeing called an "off-nominal insertion" and failed to reach the proper orbit for rendezvous with the International Space Station. The Starliner is in an orbit that allowed it to be brought safely back to Earth at White Sands, NM on Sunday. A British inventor wearing a flying suit that is entirely 3-D printed has flown the suit at speeds up to 85.06 miles per hour (73.91 knots), setting a new world record for "fastest speed in a body-controlled, jet-engine-powered, wind-guided suit". The flight took place

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NASA, Boeing Complete Successful Landing Of Starliner Flight Test

Was The First Land Touchdown Of A Human-Rated Capsule In U.S. History

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed the first land touchdown of a human-rated capsule in U.S. history Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, wrapping up the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Projects Provide Students The Opportunity To Engage In NASA’s Moon To Mars Exploration

NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program has selected four informal education organizations to promote STEM learning and help inspire the next generation of explorers. The projects provide students the opportunity to engage in NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach through science, technology, engineering, and math, and aim to reach populations that are historically underrepresented in STEM professions.

Graduation Ceremony To Be Held January 10, 2020

NASA will honor the first class of astronaut candidates to graduate under the Artemis program on Friday, Jan. 10, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. After completing more than two years of basic training, these candidates will become eligible for spaceflight, including assignments to the International Space Station, Artemis missions to the Moon, and ultimately, missions to Mars.