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August 26, 2024

NASA Decides Fate of the Starliner

Spacecraft Will Return to Earth Uncrewed

NASA hosted a live leadership conference on August 24, featuring Administrator Bill Nelson. In this, they announced that the Boeing Starliner will make its flight home without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. As a reminder, Wilmore and Williams flew to the International Space Station in June for what was supposed to be an eight-day stay. Instead, due to several leaks and thruster issues, they have yet to return. While they wait on a solution, they have put themselves to work conducting research, maintenance, and data analysis among the existing ISS crew.

AT&T and Verizon Go Head-To-Head With SpaceX and T-Mobile

SpaceX recently opened up a collaboration with T-Mobile to use Starlink satellites for “direct to cell” connection. This has caused pushback from other providers, including AT&T and Verizon, that believe it would create “unacceptable harmful interference.”