Wilshire@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 25 days agoAfter delays, crewed Boeing Starliner finally launches from Florida, bound for the ISSwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down12
arrow-up1166arrow-down1external-linkAfter delays, crewed Boeing Starliner finally launches from Florida, bound for the ISSwww.usatoday.comWilshire@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 25 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·edit-225 days agoI mean there was just a helium leak they detected like a month ago, causing a delay and decided wasn’t worth taking the whole thing apart to fix, just send it.
minus-squaredustyData@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-225 days agoHelium leaks all the time, it’s a very small molecule that is very hard to contain. ULA and SpaceX have flown with worse.
minus-squareBeryl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·25 days agoBesides, helium leaks make radio chatter way more entertaining.
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoIt’s not like a door or anything
I mean there was just a helium leak they detected like a month ago, causing a delay and decided wasn’t worth taking the whole thing apart to fix, just send it.
Helium leaks all the time, it’s a very small molecule that is very hard to contain. ULA and SpaceX have flown with worse.
Besides, helium leaks make radio chatter way more entertaining.
It’s not like a door or anything