Posted on 06/24/2024 7:41:11 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
Editor's note: NASA announced on Friday that Starliner's troubleshooting has been extended for a third time, meaning that the astronauts will stay aboard the International Space Station indefinitely until some time in July.
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were originally scheduled to return to Earth on June 13 after a week on the ISS, but their stay has been extended for a third time due to the ongoing issues.
...Boeing's Starliner capsule successfully blasted off...on June 5. But during the 25-hour flight, engineers discovered five separate helium leaks to the spacecraft's thruster system.
...to give engineers time to troubleshoot the faults, NASA has announced it will push back the perilous return flight, extending the crew's stay on the space station to at least three weeks.
"We've learned that our helium system is not performing as designed," Mark Nappi, Boeing's Starliner program manager, said at a news conference on June 18. "Albeit manageable, it's still not working like we designed it. So we've got to go figure that out."
...NASA and Boeing engineers assess the vital hardware issues aboard the vessel, including five helium leaks to the system that pressurizes the spacecraft's propulsion system, and five thruster failures to its reaction-control system.
After powering the thrusters up on June 15, engineers found that most of these issues appeared to be at least partially resolved, but their exact causes remain unknown. However, the Harmony module's limited fuel means Starliner can only stay docked for 45 days, so the window for a safe return flight is narrowing.
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Beat me to it!
Boeing makes flying death traps, but at least their work force is diverse.
Some are calling it the Stuckliner.
I’m calling it the Leakliner.
Then some are calling it the Stuckleaker.
Time to bust out the movie “Marooned” and watch it again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marooned_(1969_film)
Send up the A team.....SPACEX
Need a ride?
If they keep mucking about, they’re gonna have to call it the GHOST liner.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
The Russians will get them home—white guys doing the heavy lifting as usual.
Editor’s note: NASA announced on Friday that Starliner’s troubleshooting has been extended for a third time, meaning that the astronauts will stay aboard the International Space Station indefinitely until some time in July.
well editor, which is it? “indefinitely” or “some time in July”?
And people still believe that we were able to put men on the moon and bring them back safely back in 1969.
LOL
DEI isn’t mandatory here.. yet. If things go the wrong way in November, Bob Ferguson will make sure it is.
Naah...Spacex will send a rescue flight up.
Boeing =government contractor = tax money wasted!!
reminds me of movie “marooned”!
I remember seeing a movie with this scenario. They get infected with an alien virus or something and they turn into aliens and the aliens eat each the humans.
In another movie they get stranded and one astronaut goes crazy and kills everybody.
Those science fiction movies were fun as a teenager, and they were always predictable.
As of 2023, the Boeing Company’s corporate headquarters is located in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia.
I am quite sure Russia or Space X could get them down.
Gone are the days of white guys with buzz-cuts, in white shirts with pocket protectors and black ties managing the space program
It doesn't necessarily need to be all "white guys" but otherwise, uniformity in purpose, outlook, culture and even appearance is absolute vital to achieve large projects like this
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