#ButchWilmore and #SuniWilliams should have flown #Starliner back to Earth in June, a week after launching in it. But #ThrusterFailures and #HeliumLeaks marred their ride to the space station.
#Boeing's beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two #NASA astronauts
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/boeing-s-beleaguered-space-capsule-is-heading-back-to-earth-without-two-nasa-astronauts/ar-AA1q7aUg?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&cvid=6c7cc2d3cead4809a93f5dc86f9cacc2&ei=9&PC=EMMX01
I'm no fan of #Boeing, but am really glad #SpaceX isn't the only game in town.
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The journey through space was not always easy. In the immediate hours after launch on Wednesday, the spacecraft was beset by two #HeliumLeaks in its #PropulsionSystem.
Then, on Thursday, several of #Starliner's spacecraft thrusters went offline for a time.
After a drama-filled day, Boeing’s Starliner finally finds its way
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/after-a-drama-filled-day-boeings-starliner-finally-finds-its-way/
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