Figured out what was causing the noise on board the Starliner

The space community has been rocked by unsettling news—astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were supposed to return to Earth after an eight-day mission, are now facing an indefinite stay on the ISS. But what’s really going on? Let’s break down the story.

It all started when Boeing’s Starliner, a spacecraft already marred by delays and technical problems, began making strange sonar-like noises while docked at the ISS. The sound was recorded by astronaut Butch Wilmore and described as a "pulsating noise," sparking immediate concern. NASA later confirmed that the noise was due to a feedback loop caused by an audio configuration issue between the space station and Starliner. But this explanation did little to calm the nerves of space enthusiasts and even former ISS commander Chris Hadfield, who openly expressed his unease on social media.