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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Krispy Kreme's Newest Doughnut Drop Might Just Be the Sweetest 'Lilo & Stitch' Collab Yet, but There's a MAJOR Catch
With the release of Disney's Lilo & Stitch taking place this month, the past few weeks have been filled with all kinds of adorable goodies inspired by the movie. Our personal favorite is all the fun Lilo & Stitch merchandise Regal Cinemas is releasing for the film. And we can't forget about the new 'Ohana Breeze Smoothie that Tropical Smoothie Cafe is dropping for the movie. And there's yet another tasty Lilo & Stitch collab you should absolutely know about. Food influencer @snackolator recently revealed that Krispy Kreme Philippines is dropping a collection of Lilo & Stitch doughnuts to celebrate the film's release. Related: "They're so cute and fluffy! The donuts are too adorable to eat and the box is too cute to throw away! Krispy Kreme just dropped Lilo & Stitch doughnuts in the Philippines and they are cuteness overload! They have four decorated doughnuts with Stich candy pieces in the middle, but the Scrump Doll doughnut is filled with lemon and so stinking cute!" they wrote in a caption to their Instagram post. There's even a pineapple-shaped doughnut that's filled with pineapple kreme. As you can likely imagine, fans here in the U.S. aren't too pleased about the release. Related: "They always put so much effort in other countries but here in the US all we get is the edible pictures that they slap on top of the donuts 😪," one person wrote. "Can you start your post by stating where it's at I hate getting my heart worked up for nothing 🥲," another user added. Others have demanded that Krispy Kreme bring the doughnuts to the U.S. ASAP. And let's just say that if there was a petition, we'd absolutely sign it. Up NextKrispy Kreme's Newest Doughnut Drop Might Just Be the Sweetest 'Lilo & Stitch' Collab Yet, but There's a MAJOR Catch first appeared on Delishably on May 19, 2025
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Science
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NASA Is Investigating Boeing Starliner's "In-Flight Anomalies"
NASA and Boeing are still working to get the aerospace giant's plagued Starliner spacecraft back off the ground. It's been just over half a year since Boeing's issues-riddled shuttle came back from its journey to the International Space Station. Due to technical problems, NASA decided Starliner wasn't safe enough for NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to be on board, leaving them stranded in orbit. In a Thursday update, NASA revealed that NASA and Boeing are "making progress toward crew certification of the company's CST-100 Starliner," with teams "working to resolve Starliner's in-flight anomalies and preparing for propulsion system testing in the months ahead." But when — or if — Starliner will make its next launch attempt, with or without a crew on board, remains to be seen. "Once we get through these planned test campaigns, we will have a better idea of when we can go fly the next Boeing flight," said NASA's Commercial Crew Program manager Steve Stich in the update. "We'll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year and then go figure out where Starliner fits best in the schedule for the International Space Station and its crew and cargo missions." "It is likely to be in the timeframe of late this calendar year or early next year for the next Starliner flight," Stich added. As part of its Commercial Crew program, NASA tapped both Boeing and SpaceX to come up with entirely separate spacecraft that can launch astronauts to the space station and back. Over the last five years, SpaceX has run circles around its competition with its Crew Dragon spacecraft, and has completed a dozen successful trips to the ISS. Despite pouring billions of dollars into the development of Starliner, Boeing has far less to show, including a failed launch attempt in 2019 and a litany of issues during its first crewed attempt last year. According to NASA, teams are working hard to test Starliner's offending thrusters and the surrounding "doghouse," the part of the module where the thrusters are located. Investigations revealed that the doghouse overheated during repeated thruster firings, causing Teflon seals to bulge, thereby affecting the flow of propellant. The space agency is now looking at "thermal protection system upgrades," including "barriers within the doghouse to better regulate temperatures and changing the thruster pulse profiles in flight to prevent overheating." But whether these changes will be enough to reassure all stakeholders is an open question. Boeing has already lost over $2 billion on the project since it began, and still doesn't have a single successful mission under its belt. That, however, hasn't dissuaded the aerospace giant. "Boeing, all the way up to their new CEO, Kelly [Ortberg], has been committed to Starliner," Stich said during a briefing last week, as quoted by SpaceNews. "I see a commitment from Boeing to continue the program." More on Starliner: NASA Planning Another Test Flight by Boeing's Starliner
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
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NASA Planning Another Test Flight by Boeing's Starliner
Despite a disastrous test launch that stranded two astronauts on board the International Space Station and caused it immense public embarrassment, Boeing hasn't given up on its Starliner spacecraft just yet. As SpaceNews reports, NASA commercial crew program manager Steve Stich revealed last week that the agency is expecting another test flight with the craft. Whether a crew will be on board this time around remains unclear. "What we'd like to do is that one flight and then get into a crew rotation flight," he said. "So, the next flight up would really test all the changes we're making to the vehicle, and then the next fight beyond that, we really need to get Boeing into a crew rotation. So, that's the strategy." Starliner was developed under the same commercial crew program as SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which has completed a dozen successful crewed trips to the ISS over the last six years. Boeing and NASA are hoping to address some of the technical issues that led to NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore having to watch the capsule return uncrewed last summer. Instead, the pair returned onboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft earlier this month — a nine-month delay. "The thing that we need to solidify and go test is the prop system in the service module," Stich said. "We need to make sure we can eliminate the helium leaks, eliminate the service module thruster issues that we had on docking." Even if the Starliner were to be launched without a crew, Stich said that the agency still wanted to have "all the systems in place that we could fly a crew with." It's a surprising development, given how much of a disaster Starliner has been for Boeing and NASA alike. The aerospace giant has lost over $2 billion on the project since it began. Roughly a month after the capsule returned empty-handed last year, rumors started swirling that Boeing was looking to sell off its space business entire. Boeing and NASA have remained strikingly tight-lipped since Starliner's return. But according to Stich, Boeing isn't ready to throw in the towel. "Boeing, all the way up to their new CEO, Kelly [Ortberg], has been committed to Starliner," he said last week, as quoted by SpaceNews. "I see a commitment from Boeing to continue the program." For now, NASA is buying itself some time until it has to decide what to do with Boeing's Starliner. The next scheduled crew rotation mission to the space station will be handled by SpaceX in July. It's still possible the agency may opt for Boeing's spacecraft for the mission after that. But considering last year's performance, NASA and Boeing will have to tread carefully. More on Starliner: You Will Never Guess What the Stranded Astronauts Got Paid for Their Trouble
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Science
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NASA planning next Boeing Starliner test flight after astronauts' return
Despite Boeing Starliner's last crewed mission extending from eight days to over nine months due to capsule issues, NASA is examining what future launches for the aerospace giant will look like. During a press briefing after the successful splashdown of the SpaceX Dragon Freedom -- which carried Starliner crew members Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Butch Wilmore home from the International Space Station this week -- NASA officials said the agency is strategizing the next test flight for the Starliner. Commercial crew program manager Steve Stich said the Starliner will first have a test flight without crews onboard before the vehicle is used again for crewed missions. "What we'd like to do is that one flight and then get into a crew rotation flight," Stich said Wednesday. "So, the next flight up would really test all the changes we're making to the vehicle, and then the next flight beyond that, we really need to get Boeing into a crew rotation. So, that's the strategy," he said. In June 2024, Williams and Wilmore performed the first astronaut-crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule. What was expected to be a weeklong trip to the ISS instead turned into an over nine-month stay after the capsule suffered helium leaks and thruster failures. Two months after docking at the ISS and several delays in the mission's return later, NASA announced that the Starliner would return back to Earth uncrewed and that Williams and Wilmore would come back in another vehicle. MORE: Timeline of Boeing's Starliner mission that left NASA astronauts aboard ISS for 9 months This week saw the astronauts' over nine-month mission come to a close when they splashed down in the SpaceX capsule off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. The next Starliner test flight would seek to confirm that the spacecraft's thrusters function properly after modifications were made to the vehicle's propulsion system, according to Stich. "The thing that we need to solidify and go test is the prop system in the service module," he said. "We need to make sure we can eliminate the helium leaks, eliminate the service module thruster issues that we had on docking." MORE: How much radiation Starliner astronauts may have been exposed to while waiting to come home Despite the next mission being uncrewed, Stich said the Starliner needs to be fully crew-capable to test how it would react to docking at the ISS again. "Even if we were to fly the vehicle without a crew in the return, we want that to be crew-capable," Stich said. "So, we want it to have all the systems in place that that we could fly a crew with." If the mission is successful, NASA could certify the spacecraft to perform routine missions to and from the ISS. NASA has primarily been using SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to transport crew and cargo to the ISS. The missions are part of the larger Commercial Crew Program at NASA, which uses American rockets and spacecraft to launch astronauts and cargo to the ISS with the hope of helping the federal space agency prepare for its upcoming moon and Mars missions. NASA planning next Boeing Starliner test flight after astronauts' return originally appeared on
Boston Globe
19-03-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
NASA eyes plan to get Boeing back on track as SpaceX alternative
The return of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on SpaceX's Dragon capsule 'shows how important it is to have two different crew transportation systems,' Stich added. Advertisement His comments were the most bullish in months about the troubled Boeing program. But a question he and other NASA officials stopped short of answering Tuesday is who would foot the bill for such an extensive test campaign, or even the extent of the company's commitment. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up A Boeing spokeswoman declined to comment on Stich's remarks or elaborate on its plans for Starliner. Bloomberg has reported that the US planemaker was weighing options for the money-losing program as chief executive Kelly Ortberg looks to prune businesses that are either too niche or have little chance of being commercially viable. As a new leader brought in to get the US manufacturing champion back on track after years of turmoil, Ortberg has free rein to make sweeping changes, including potentially scuttling the initiative. Ortberg's portfolio review followed years of technical glitches, setbacks, and more than $1.8 billion in cost overruns with Starliner, offering reasons to doubt the program's future in Boeing's lineup. Then came the botched June mission that left Williams and Wilmore stuck at the ISS for nine months rather than the planned few days. But on Tuesday, Stich pointed to the work Boeing is doing to get to the root of Starliner's previous issues as evidence that the company is still committed to the program. 'Boeing, up to their new CEO Kelly, has been committed to Starliner,' Stich said. Advertisement Wilmore and Williams arrived at the ISS last June on Starliner with plans to spend roughly a week in space. But that brief trip turned into 286 days when NASA decided in August that the pair would come home on a rival SpaceX capsule instead, citing technical issues with their Boeing vehicle. Boeing is addressing problems that cropped up during the flight, including with helium leaks and glitch-prone thrusters that are used to position the craft during flight, NASA officials said on Tuesday. The upcoming tests, which could determine if Starliner's next mission will occur with or without people on board, are a critical milestone that could determine when and if the spacecraft is certified. Stich charted out an ambitious course. NASA intends to send a 'crew-capable' capsule to orbit with all the systems in place as if astronauts were aboard, he said. After that, and presuming no new showstopper issue emerges, the plan would be for Boeing to finally go into the rotation of regular crewed flights to space. 'The next flight up would really test all the changes we're making to the vehicle,' he said. 'The next flight beyond that we really need to get Boeing into a crew rotation.' He even went as far as suggesting the possibility of Boeing's craft one day bailing out SpaceX. 'Someday there may be a case where we're using Starliner to handle a Dragon contingency problem.'
