The Boeing software team in Houston has conducted flight software simulations including end-to-end testing that will serve as a mission dress rehearsal before every future Starliner flight. Boeing expects to conclude all software testing in April.
NASA contracted Boeing along with SpaceX to build and operate spacecraft to carry astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station as part of its Commercial Crew program.
SpaceX has sent two crewed Dragon capsules to the space station with the third scheduled for this week.
Boeing s Starliner program fell behind due to software issues and has yet to send astronauts to the ISS. Boeing worked closely with NASA to resolve the software problems and says they are now fixed.
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Pupils at an Abu Dhabi school learnt about the challenges of travelling through space in a video call with a Nasa astronaut.
Close to 200 children aged from 4 to 18 at Brighton College Abu Dhabi were given the lowdown on a life reaching for the stars by Michael Fincke, who once held the record for the most time spent in space by an American – a staggering 381 days.
The unique departure from the school timetable was particularly timely as the Hope probe s mission to Mars reaches its crucial final stages over the next week.
Enthused pupils prepared 100 questions for their special caller, but had enough time to ask only 25.
pelley: good evening. in the age of suicide bombers, maybe it was only a matter of time. tonight federal authorities are warning airlines that terrorists might have explosives surgically implanted in their bodies. this is apparently just an idea that the terrorists are talking about. federal officials told us today they have not uncovered an actual plot. but the notion creates problems for airport security. and we asked nancy cordes to tell us about the possibilities. reporter: the devices the t.s.a. warned of today would be tough even for full body scanners to spot. plastic explosives buried deep inside the body. john pistol heads the t.s.a. the u.s. government has received information, intelligence about terrorist intent to use this type of concealment and this type of technique to try to carry out plots to blow up planes. reporter: a law enforcement source tells cbs news al qaeda operatives in yemen recently expressed interest in recruiting a surgeon to implant the