The report from Wilmore comes just days ahead of the spacecraft’s scheduled departure from the International Space Station (ISS) without any crew aboard.
“Houston. I have a question about Starliner,” is what Butch Wilmore radioed ground control this past Saturday after hearing a “strange noise coming through the speaker.” The report from Wilmore comes just days ahead of the spacecraft’s scheduled departure from the International Space Station (ISS) without any crew aboard.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft arrived at the ISS on June 6, 2024, but not without issues. Teams on the ground identified three helium leaks, one that was noted before launch, and two more during Starliner’s journey to the ISS. As teams tried to resolve the issues, NASA and Boeing struggled with whether to return the spacecraft back to Earth with or without crew onboard, with NASA finally deciding to go with the latter last week.
