NASA reported it knew about one helium leak before launch, but two became known post launch.
Boeing’s Starliner finally launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida yesterday, but not without issues. NASA reported it knew about one helium leak before launch, but two more became known post launch.
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams rocketed into space at 10:52am EDT on Wednesday, after two prior delays caused them to have to exit the Starliner spacecraft before launch. Approximately fifteen minutes after blastoff, Starliner released from the Atlas V’s Centaur upper stage, on target to reach the International Space Station (ISS) about 26 hours later. Even with all the success, Starliner was not without issues.
NASA’s Johnson Space Center reported on X, “Teams have identified three helium leaks on the spacecraft.
