SpaceX Polaris launch delayed 24 hours after helium leak detected

The launch is now scheduled for Wednesday. The all-civilian crew is hoping to make history with the first-ever commercial spacewalk.

[PrtoPoTaT]

Boeing probably doing that corporate espionage now

[ghost]

Dear NASA,
THIS is how you deal with a Helium leak before launch. You don't just cross your fingers and hope for the best, you delay the launch until it's fixed.

[edhill]

To be clear the helium leak is not in the rocket/capsule bur rather on the ground. Not stating this in the title is poor journalism after the helium leak problems in Boeing's starliner.

[dusty]

The helium leak is on the tower not the space craft!

[matthewolivier]

The Helium leak is on the ground side, not the capsule. A much easier issue to fix.

[AdventureCola]

those space suits are insane if they work just as well as the legacy space suits. looks like so much more flexibility and less constriction for the astronauts

[KevinNguyen]

The video does not state that the helium leak is on the ground side.

[m.theresa]

Best safe. 24 hours to recheck and look for and fix the leak. Didn’t they have a helium leak on Dragon at some point?

[jamesroy]

Boeing We found a helium leak ok Launch anyways 😂

[timking]

Polaris is also a great Australian metal band🔥✊

[MinerNine]

Anyone raised on the Moon, or raised on Mars will never be able to live on Earth. They will be dependent upon Earth for their survival. How is endangering anyone on a long term mission on these locations even ethical?

[jimstanga]

It must have been the Astronauts sounding like Donald Duck that tipped them off….

[TheCebulon]

Why is it “much higher risk”?
No explanation here. 🤷‍♂️🤔

[robertlinscott]

8 days equals 8 months, feels like some of my Navy deployments when the world goes to shit.

[clarencehopkins]

Remove Boeing from all We The People’s contracts

[SirGriefALot]

Too many DEI hiring practices. 😓
Not enough people left with enough actual talent to build rockets.

[B-urself-]

lol they truly making a mockery off Boeing and DEI lol 😂

[geraldscott]

So SpaceX has become another Boeing? Why on earth does anyone use helium? It is almost impossible to contain. Earlier spacecraft did not use helium, and never had problems like this.

[clarencehopkins]

How much of this is to help Boeing save face ?

[joseduenes]

Doesn't make sense you got stranded people in outer space
And you got people that are going up there why don't they make room to bring them back