Astronauts aboard the ISS craft miles of technically superior optical fiber

TechSpot— Astronauts used ZBLAN preform, which is a glass alloy compromised of barium, zirconium, lanthanum, aluminum fluorides, and sodium, in their tests. These glass rods are used in runs (called draws) in which they are stretched into incredibly thin fibers.Read Entire Article

WCCB Charlotte—Boeing Is On The Verge Of Launching Astronauts Aboard New Capsule. Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles.

Global News—Boeing to launch astronauts into space aboard new capsule. The company's long-awaited astronaut demo is slated for liftoff Monday night.

BBC News—Starliner: Nasa to fly new Boeing space craft to ISS. Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.