Boeing Starliner Launch Today
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@George-K said in Boeing Starliner Launch Today:
Scrubbed because of launch sequencer computer malfunction.
Start the suicide watch.
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@George-K said in Boeing Starliner Launch Today:
Scrubbed because of launch sequencer computer malfunction.
Written by the same people that wrote the software for the 737 Max?
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Docking in a few minutes, waiting for lighting conditions, as of 1:18 PM 6/6.
Live video
@Copper said in Boeing Starliner Launch Today:
Docking in a few minutes, waiting for lighting conditions, as of 1:18 PM 6/6.
Ruh-Roh...
https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-starliner-trouble-docking-iss
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https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-starliner-stuck-space-station-more-leaks
After years of delays and technical problems, Boeing's Starliner finally made it to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on board last week.
But when exactly it'll be able to undock and deliver its crew of two back to the surface remains to be seen.
Teams have discovered an astonishing five different helium leaks so far, each representing yet another thorn in the spacecraft's already cursed development. The gas is "used in spacecraft thruster systems to allow the thrusters to fire" while navigating through space, according to Boeing.
NASA is giving Boeing another four days, extending Wilmore and Williams' mission onboard the ISS from June 14 to no earlier than June 18, though it's unclear whether the leaks are to blame for the delay. Boeing is still "assessing what impacts, if any, five small leaks in the service module helium manifolds would have on the remainder of the mission," according to an update.
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