TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX May Bring Starliner Astronauts Home

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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0:31.7	Here's your TnB Tech Minute for Wednesday, August 7th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:38.0	NASA officials say two astronauts who flew to orbit on Boeing's starliner spacecraft in June
0:44.4	could remain at the International Space Station until 2025
0:48.6	and return home with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
0:51.7	The pair were meant to be on a week-long visit to the ISS, but that changed after the
0:56.4	temporary failure of several thrusters and the discovery of helium leaks in Starliner's
1:01.4	propulsion. Boeing said it still believes in Starliner's propulsion.
1:02.8	Boeing said it still believes in Starliner and if NASA decides to change the mission,
1:07.2	it will configure the craft for an uncrewed return.
1:10.3	SpaceX didn't respond to a request for comment.
1:14.0	The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating some of the biggest U.S. banks for how they
1:19.0	respond when customers dispute transactions made through the peer-to-peer payments platform
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