Chuck Darwin on Nostr: Late Friday evening, NASA said it was "adjusting" the date of the #Starliner ...
Late Friday evening, NASA said it was "adjusting" the date of the #Starliner spacecraft's return to Earth from June 26 to an unspecified time in July.
The announcement followed two days of long meetings to review the readiness of the spacecraft, developed by Boeing, to fly NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth.
Just a few days ago, on Tuesday, officials from NASA and Boeing set a return date to Earth for June 26. But that was before a series of meetings on Thursday and Friday during which mission managers were to review findings about two significant issues with the Starliner spacecraft:
five separate leaks in the helium system that pressurizes Starliner's propulsion system
and the failure of five of the vehicle's 28 reaction-control system thrusters as Starliner approached the station.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/nasa-indefinitely-delays-return-of-starliner-to-review-propulsion-data/
The announcement followed two days of long meetings to review the readiness of the spacecraft, developed by Boeing, to fly NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth.
Just a few days ago, on Tuesday, officials from NASA and Boeing set a return date to Earth for June 26. But that was before a series of meetings on Thursday and Friday during which mission managers were to review findings about two significant issues with the Starliner spacecraft:
five separate leaks in the helium system that pressurizes Starliner's propulsion system
and the failure of five of the vehicle's 28 reaction-control system thrusters as Starliner approached the station.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/nasa-indefinitely-delays-return-of-starliner-to-review-propulsion-data/