Kelly Ortberg, who took over as Boeing CEO in August, is weighing the sale of the company's space division as part of an attempt to turn things around, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The plans, which are reportedly at an early stage, could involve Boeing offloading the Starliner spacecraft and its projects supporting the International Space Station.

Boeing is facing a series of predicaments, including a fraud charge over 737 Max plane crashes and Starliner issues that left two astronauts at the ISS for months. Just this week, a Boeing-made satellite for Intelsat stopped working and fell apart suddenly after suffering an …

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After years of delays, the first crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched on June 5th, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station for what was supposed to be a short trip. However, after thruster issues and some leaks, their return trip on Starliner was postponed and eventually canceled.

On September 6th at 6:04PM ET, the Starliner spacecraft autonomously undocked from the ISS and returned home without its crew, who will stay aboard the ISS until they return to Earth with SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission in 2025.

During a press conference in August, NASA Commercial Crew Program manager Steve Stich justified the decision, saying, “…there was just too much uncertainty in the prediction of the thrusters.” Before the spacecraft undocked, NASA traced a series of strange sounds it had been emitting to an “audio configuration between the space station and Starliner.”

Follow along here for all of the updates as Starliner’s crew make its way back to Earth.

• “NASA will not fly another crew on Starliner until technical causes are understood and corrected.”
• Boeing reportedly considers selling off its space business
• NASA’s Crew-9 mission that will bring the Starliner astronauts home launches today.
• Boeing Starliner has completed its lonely return to Earth
• Boeing Starliner is about to return to Earth, watch here.
• Boeing Starliner is finally on its way back.
• Boeing’s Starliner started making a repeating ‘pulsing’ sound Saturday
• NASA will bring the Starliner astronauts home next year on SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission
• On Saturday, NASA will determine the next steps for the Boeing Starliner’s crew.
• Suggestions for how the stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts can entertain themselves
• Boeing Starliner astronauts might get a ride home from SpaceX — in 2025
• Boeing’s Starliner faces another delay.
• Third time’s the charm — Boeing’s Starliner crewed flight test has finally launched
• Boeing’s first crewed Starliner launch delayed again over computer issues
• The first Boeing Starliner flight with astronauts is delayed again.
• Boeing Starliner test flight delayed until 2022
• NASA shuffles astronaut crew assignments amid ongoing Boeing delays
• Boeing postpones its Starliner mission after detecting a technical issue
• After years of turmoil, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is set for a do-over
• Boeing’s passenger spacecraft actually suffered a second unknown software glitch during debut flight

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke about their continued stay aboard the International Space Station during a press conference held yesterday. The two are now fully incorporated into the ISS crew, as the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that was meant to take them home last week was instead sent back to Earth uncrewed.

Early on, the two were asked if they felt "let down" by Boeing.

"Absolutely not," said Wilmore:

"This operation is not easy. NASA does a great job - the people at Nasa do a great job - of making a lot of things look easy. Sending probes beyond the edge of our solar system; going in [and] getting samples from a …

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The Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully completed its uncrewed flight back to Earth, NASA announced overnight. The return ended the Starliner's most recent flight test months later than intended and leaves its original crew, NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams, aboard the International Space Station until next year.

The Starliner touched down right on time at 12:01 AM ET at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, according to NASA. Officials at the agency hailed its successful descent:

"I am extremely proud of the work our collective team put into this entire flight test, and we are pleased to see Starliner's safe …

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US astronaut Barry Wilmore called NASA ground crew on Saturday, asking for help with a repetitive knocking sound that was coming from the Boeing Starliner craft. The interaction was captured by a NASA Space Flight forum member, who included a recording of it in a post that was spotted by Ars Technica.

In the recording, Wilmore asks the NASA crew in Houston to configure their call to show them the noise, which he says is coming from the speaker inside Starliner. Then, a repetitive clanging sound with slight there's-something-on-the-wing vibes can be heard. The Earthside crew member describes it as sounding "almost like a sonar ping."

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