NASA, Boeing delay return of Starliner spacecraft after 5th helium leak found

NASA is once again delaying a return flight from the International Space Station (ISS) for two astronauts testing a Boeing spacecraft. The Starliner has been plagued by issues in the lead up to last week's launch and has seen several helium leaks since lifting off.

In a statement earlier this week, NASA wrote that spacecraft teams are examining “what impacts — if any — five small leaks in the service module helium manifolds would have on the remainder of the mission.”

The news follows what can only be called a dicey start to the mission. After failed back-to-back launch attempts, the Starliner capsule finally launched last week. Once approaching the space station, it missed its first docking opportunity on June 6 due to technical issues.

Global’s Kyle Benning has the latest.

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[lplt]

Boeing upgrading from murdering whistleblowers to now astronauts

[Womba]

Its a boeing what else is new. They knew the ship leaked and they sent it anyway.

[DEFCONINFINITY]

NASA needs to drop these sketchy contractors and go back to designing, building and flying their own modules again

[justchat]

Starliner : NASA, help!
NASA : No money!
Starliner : Space X, help!
Elon Musk : I can't hear you!

[streamofconsciousness]

Getting careless or rushing, this is the first Mission I can remember where there are known problems taking off, docking, and now returning. And the returning was the issue that prevented them from taking off.
Someone is getting a screenplay ready. Don't give them a ending NASA.

[Tramelle]

If it's Boeing, I ain't going.

[paulsharp]

Are these helium leaks making everybody's voices squeaky??

[everybuddy]

NASA: Space X can you bring our people back home?
Space X: We can do that and we can bring back the trash (Starliner). We will release it as we begin to enter Earth's Atmosphere so it can safely burn up on reentry.

[WalkiTalki]

Vanguard and Blackrock will only profit if they put Boeing out of business. Many lives will be saved if everyone just stopped buying Boeing products. If the core of engineers from Boeing were to branch off and create a "new Boeing" they would be rich. Just don't make the mistake of selling off to an international investment firm this time.

[quonslecn]

Sounds like they should go electric!
Because you know the climate and all that!

[evaluateanalysis]

I think the problem is that they have had problems with helium leaks on thrusters for a while, but decided it wasn't important. It *is* important if several thrusters stop working - can you rely on the remaining ones?

[nbuehster]

I think we all knew, right away, something would happen.

It's *BOEING!!!*

[unfundedopportunities]

How would it take for SpaceX to make two flight suits, and prep a Dragon and Falcon for a rescue mission?

[DaKrawnik]

With billions of dollars involved you can bet they'll make excuses to proceed with the mission.

[michailbelov]

OK, what can you expect from Boeing? The austronauts are lucky to be alive so far.

[Stuntman]

I hope Boeing don’t add astronauts to their corporate manslaughter list.

[Raytracer]

LeakLiner, StarLiner, DoomLiner etc etc

[tracymetherell]

Better to stay and live than return and be unable to control their reentry, risking death.

[icare]

StarLiner is clearly not safe for astronauts to return in it. Thus SpaceX is likely involved with NASA for a rescue mission to safely bring back the StarLiner astronauts which can’t stay indefinitely at the space station due to supply and other limitations.

Thus, StarLiner will be returned autonomously and if the thrusters continue to malfunction shutting down, StarLiner may
1: burn up in the upper atmosphere

2: May skip back into Space forever lost

[jimbojones]

LMFAO. NASA = NOT A SPACE AGENCY. ACTOR NOUGHTS AND JOKER SMOKERS ALL!