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Boeing Starliners historic crewed manned mission has been delayed yet again over a helium leak detected in one of the capsules thrusters, said NASA on Saturday...
The spacecraft, aiming to carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-origin Sunita Williams to the space station, is expected to fly on May 25...
NASA, @BoeingSpace, and @ulalaunch are now targeting no earlier than 3:09 pm ET May 25 for the launch of the agencys Boeing Crew Flight Test mission, NASA said in a post on X.com..
NASA officials performed a pressure testing on May 15 on the Starliners helium system, which showed that the leak in the flange is stable and would not pose a risk at that level during the flight...
The testing also indicated the rest of the thruster system is sealed effectively across the entire service module, NASA said.. Boeing said its teams are working to develop operational procedures to ensure the system retains sufficient performance capability and appropriate redundancy during the flight...
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