@Wilshire to Space • 4 months agoAfter delays, crewed Boeing Starliner finally launches from Florida, bound for the ISSwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square33arrow-up1168arrow-down12
arrow-up1166arrow-down1external-linkAfter delays, crewed Boeing Starliner finally launches from Florida, bound for the ISSwww.usatoday.com@Wilshire to Space • 4 months agomessage-square33
minus-square@halcyoncmdrlinkEnglish15•edit-24 months agoI mean there was just a helium leak they detected like a month ago, causing a delay and decided wasn’t worth taking the whole thing apart to fix, just send it.
minus-square@dustyDatalink16•edit-24 months agoHelium leaks all the time, it’s a very small molecule that is very hard to contain. ULA and SpaceX have flown with worse.
I mean there was just a helium leak they detected like a month ago, causing a delay and decided wasn’t worth taking the whole thing apart to fix, just send it.
Helium leaks all the time, it’s a very small molecule that is very hard to contain. ULA and SpaceX have flown with worse.
Besides, helium leaks make radio chatter way more entertaining.
It’s not like a door or anything