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Boeing’s crisis, Stellantis struggles, and a McDonald’s fix: Business news roundup
Business new tamfitronics Photo: David Ryder (Getty Images), Scott Olson (Getty Images), Jens Schlueter (Getty Images), Larry MacDougal (AP), Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto (Getty Images), Image: NurPhoto (Getty Images), Illustration: Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images)Boeing workers on a picket linePhoto: David Ryder (Getty Images)StellarPhoto: Scott Olson (Getty Images)Stellar (STLA), the company behind brands including Jeep and Chrysler, on Thursday reported a major revenue decline as it moves to slash inventories and boost flagging sales. Read MoreImage: NurPhoto (Getty Images)The notoriously broken McFlurry machines at McDonald’s could be a thing of the past, thanks to a recent court filing.Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a key exemption that allows restaurants to sidestep digital locks, granting them the “right to repair” machines embedded with software. Read MoreA Volkswagen worker assembles a Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV in Zwickau,...
Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner could return by late next week, NASA says
NASA Space Technology NASA will proceed with the undocking of the uncrewed Boeing Starliner capsule not before September 6, the space agency said on Thursday after concluding a review.Last week, the space agency said its two astronauts who flew to the International Space Station (ISS) in the Starliner in June will return to Earth in a SpaceX vehicle early next year.Starliner's propulsion system issues were deemed too risky for a crewed return after the capsule experienced a series of glitches in the first 24 hours of its flight to the ISS.The journey back to Earth for the Starliner is expected to take about six hours from undocking to landing at White Sands Space Harbour in New Mexico, NASA said in a blog post.Ground teams will remotely guide the...
Boeing’s 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6
NASA Space Technology Boeing's Starliner space capsule is seen docked at the International Space Station.(Image credit: NASA)Boeing's Starliner capsule now has a homecoming date.NASA announced this evening (Aug. 29) that Starliner will depart the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than next Friday (Sept. 6), provided the weather cooperates and no technical issues pop up.If all goes according to plan, the capsule will undock at 6:04 p.m. EDT (2204 GMT) on Sept. 6 and land under parachutes six hours later in White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.Starliner launched June 5 on its first-ever crewed mission, carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore toward the ISS. The capsule docked successfully a day later, but there was some drama; Starliner experienced a few helium leaks, and five of its 28 reaction control system thrusters failed...
SpaceX will bring Boeing’s Starliner astronauts home from the International Space Station
NASA Space Technology SpaceX will bring home the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for the last two months because of troubles with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA announced Saturday.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the decision, which followed a formal review conducted Saturday, was driven by the agency’s commitment to safety, especially after the loss of 14 astronauts in the 1986 Challenger explosion and the 2003 Columbia disaster on its return to Earth.“This whole discussion, remember, is put in the context of we have had mistakes done in the past,” Nelson said at a news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. “Spaceflight is risky, even at its safest and even at its most routine. And a test flight by nature is neither safe nor routine.”The decision by NASA to bring home...
