After a successful launch Wednesday with two astronauts on board, NASA and Boeing have discovered additional helium leaks on the spacecraft.
After a successful launch that was a decade in the making, Boeing’s Starliner mission is navigating new issues en route to the International Space Station, according to NASA. The space agency said late Wednesday in a post on X that two additional helium leaks had been detected on the vehicle. One helium leak had been discovered prior to launch and deemed acceptable. “Teams have identified three helium leaks on the spacecraft.
“We are ready to…find out exactly what you mean by picked up another helium leak, so give it to us,” Wilmore told them. “Butch, I’m sorry. We’re still getting the story together,” mission control replied. Since then, NASA and Boeing have determined the crew is safe and told them to go to sleep while they continue to look at the data. The crew was supposed to sleep for nine hours, but the troubleshooting effort cut into an hour of their rest.
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