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NASA Grounds Boeing Starliner Until 2026 After Test Flight Failures

NASA has grounded Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner until at least 2026 following critical malfunctions during its June 2024 crewed test flight. The mission was cut short due to multiple thruster failures and helium pressurization leaks. NASA decided to bring Starliner back to Earth empty, leaving the astronauts on the ISS for safety. Engineers traced the issues to thermal damage in thruster housings and are now testing fixes, including added insulation. Starliner may require another uncrewed test before resuming crewed flights. Meanwhile, the program has gone billions over budget. Despite setbacks, NASA continues to support Starliner as a needed backup to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for ISS rotations.

NASA and ISRO Prepare to Launch NISAR Earth-Mapping Satellite

NASA and India’s ISRO are set to launch NISAR, a first-of-its-kind Earth-observing satellite equipped with advanced dual-band radar. Scheduled to lift off no earlier than late July 2025 from Sriharikota, India, NISAR will map nearly all of Earth’s land and ice every 12 days, capturing surface changes with centimeter-level precision. Its L-band and S-band radar systems can penetrate clouds, vegetation, and even soil, making it ideal for monitoring natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and landslides. NISAR will deliver critical data for climate studies, disaster response, and land-use planning—marking a major step in global Earth science collaboration.