Boeing

The sound has now ceased, allowing the spacecraft to continue with its plans to return to Earth empty on Friday.

Boeing has received approval from NASA to proceed with the undocking and autonomous return of the spacecraft.

The origin of the sounds on the stranded spaceship is still unclear.

The company has already lost $1.6 billion on it, with more losses expected in the future.

In a remote and rather unlikely scenario, Williams and Wilmore might have to cross the atmosphere in a SpaceX Crew Dragon without their spacesuits.

The recently released report deals a major blow to the U.S. in the space race.

The astronauts on Boeing's Starliner, originally scheduled for a 10-day mission, have been on the International Space Station for two months now.

Many expect that the project will continue to lose money for several more months.

SpaceX will assess the possibility of accommodating extra astronauts on a Dragon spacecraft for emergency returns.

Its first model has accumulated more than 1,000 reservations. The manufacturer is already preparing two other models.

It’s a 6.8-ton aircraft capable of reaching speeds of over 170 mph.

Engineers discovered the fifth helium leak after the spacecraft had already docked at the International Space Station.