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  • Boeing Starliner launch delayed to Tuesday due to helium leak

    05/16/2024 7:01:24 AM PDT · by Salman · 36 replies
    Space Daily ^ | May 15, 2024 | Doug Cunningham
    Boeing's Starliner flight to the International Space Station was delayed again due to a helium leak. NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance said in a statemen Tuesday that the launch date will now come no earlier than Tuesday at 4:43 p.m. EDT. "Starliner teams are working to resolve a small helium leak detected in the spacecraft's service module traced to a flange on a single reaction control system thruster. Helium is used in spacecraft thruster systems to allow the thrusters to fire and is not combustible or toxic," they said. Boeing's statement said that it is working with NASA...