Helium leak delays Boeing’s historic Starliner mission at least another week | CNN
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A helium leak has delayed the launch of the Starliner’s crewed flight test mission with two NASA astronauts. Here’s the next opportunity to watch history in action.
  • dumbass
    680·
    5 months ago5 months ago

    Say what you will about Boeing, but they sure know how to stop a leak.

    • wabafee
      30·
      5 months ago5 months ago

      In other news engineer found dead due to asphyxia.

      • dumbass
        20·
        5 months ago

        Yeah, an engineer, not a whistleblower, leak fixed.

  • n3m37h
    500·
    5 months ago5 months ago

    What? They were able to find a problem before it took flight? That’s umpossible!

    • db2
      460·
      5 months ago

      It’s a leak, they’ll kill it quickly.

    • kbin_space_program
      71·
      5 months ago5 months ago

      So, technically, the issue might be that one of the doors wasnt properly installed?

      Yes, its a very loose definition of “door”.

      • TachyonTele
        50·
        5 months ago5 months ago

        “Welcome to a world where anything can be an open door”.
        -Boeing

  • thefartographer
    360·
    5 months ago

    I hope the person who discovered the leak conveyed this dire information with a hilariously high-pitched voice

  • Warjac
    300·
    5 months ago

    Boeing and leaks don’t mix apparently

  • hperrin
    170·
    5 months ago

    The helium leaked because the door plug on the helium tank fell off.

  • LexamEnglish
    170·
    5 months ago

    The crew will be remembered.

  • Blackout
    141·
    5 months ago

    They also found out the liquid oxygen tank was filled with chocolate milk. Oh Boeing! 🤦

  • RozhkiNozhki
    102·
    5 months ago

    If I were one of these people slated to take the flight I would nope the fuck out. This is what they found, how many more issues are they going to “find”(because they kept quiet about it like they always do) once this thing takes off?

    • x4740N
      71·
      5 months ago

      Yeah there’s a chance this becomes another challenger

      Challenger happened because of negligence if I recall correctly and boeing issues are also happening because of negligence

      • Wanderer
        10·
        5 months ago

        Challenger happened because the engineers said they shouldn’t launch because it was cold and the politicians said just do it anyway.

        • x4740N
          10·
          5 months ago

          Replace “politicians” with “boeing” and “engineers” with “boeing staff” and its still plausible

    • Pumpkin EscobarEnglish
      31·
      5 months ago

      I can’t believe they’re going through with it. The last (only orbital) test flight had serious problems.

      • threelonmusketeersEnglish
        60·
        5 months ago

        The last (only orbital) test flight

        After the first orbital test flight, they did do a second test flight which did reach the ISS.

        • Pumpkin EscobarEnglish
          30·
          5 months ago

          Interesting, I don’t know how I missed that, I follow a lot of space news. Thanks for the info / correction, definitely not as crazy given the second test that reached the ISS.

      • Blackout
        21·
        5 months ago5 months ago

        Well the astronauts on the inaugural flight are from their death wish division so they accept the risks.