NASA and Boeing monitoring helium leaks on Starliner ahead of docking
The leaks should not prevent the spacecraft from docking with the ISS Thursday afternoon, officials said. NASA and Boeing are monitoring helium leaks on their Boeing Starliner spacecraft ahead of docking with the International Space Station. The leaks were discovered during the test flight of the Starliner from Cape Canaveral, which is used in the propulsion system. NASA believes the spacecraft will be able to dock with the ISS on Thursday despite three helium leaks discovered before the launch. Mission managers informed the spacecraft crew about the leaks shortly before they were set to go to sleep. The docking of the spacecraft is still scheduled to occur at 1215 this afternoon.
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SOME TRAVEL TIMES COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT MEGAN, NOW TO SOME SPACE HEADLINES. THIS MORNING, NASA’S BOEING STARLINER IS JUST HOURS AWAY FROM DOCKING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. BUT THE ASTRONAUTS ARE DEALING WITH SOME NEW ISSUES. WESH 2’S BOB HAZEN IS FOLLOWING THE MISSION FOR US LIVE THIS MORNING. BOB. NASA SAYS THEY FOUND SOME LEAKS ON THE SPACECRAFT AT. YEAH, THESE ARE HELIUM LEAKS ON THE SPACECRAFT, BUT THEY DON’T BELIEVE THAT THE CREW IS IN ANY DANGER RIGHT NOW. NOW, WE ALL SAW THE STARLINER TAKE OFF YESTERDAY FROM CAPE CANAVERAL. IT’S THE TEST FLIGHT OF BOEING’S BRAND NEW SPACECRAFT AFTER A LOT OF DELAYS OVER THE YEARS, THE LAUNCH WENT OFF GREAT, AND THE STARLINER IS SUPPOSED TO DOCK WITH THE SPACE STATION TODAY. BUT OVERNIGHT MISSION MANAGERS SAID THAT THEY FOUND THREE HELIUM LEAKS ON THE SPACECRAFT, AND ONE OF THEM THEY KNEW ABOUT BEFORE THE LAUNCH. THE OTHER TWO WERE FOUND AFTER IT WAS IN ORBIT THAT HELIUM IS USED IN THE PROPULSION SYSTEM. NOW, THEY TOLD THE STARLINER’S CREW ABOUT THE LEAKS RIGHT BEFORE THEY WERE SET TO GO TO SLEEP OVERNIGHT. STARLINER FOR THE PROPER LEAK CHECK. UH, THANKS FOR PUTTING UP WITH US WHILE WE’RE DEALING WITH IT HERE ON THE GROUND AND GETTING A PLAN TOGETHER. LOOKS LIKE WE PICKED UP A COUPLE MORE HELIUM LEAKS. UM, THE BIG PICTURE PLAN IS THAT FOR THE OVERNIGHT CONFIG, WE’RE GOING TO LEAVE THE TOP HELIUM MANIFOLD ONE, AND THEN THE PORT HELIUM MANIFOLD. ONE CLOSED. AND THIS MORNING NASA DID GIVE AN UPDATE TO THE CREW. THEY SAY THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO GET PRESSURE BACK INTO THOSE HELIUM VALVES. THEY BELIEVE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE DOCKING OF THE SPACECRAFT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TODAY. THAT IS STILL SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN AT 1215 THIS AFTERNOON. REPORTING LIVE BOB HAZEN WESH TWO NEWS. STAY WITH WESH TWO NEWS AS WE FOLLOW THE CREW’S TRIP TO THE ES. WE WILL STRE
NASA and Boeing monitoring helium leaks on Starliner ahead of docking The leaks should not prevent the spacecraft from docking with the ISS Thursday afternoon. NASA believes the Boeing Starliner will be able to dock with the International Space Station on Thursday despite three helium leaks on the spacecraft.One of the leaks was discovered before the Wednesday launch, officials said, but the other two were found once the Starliner was in orbit. Mission managers told the spacecraft crew about the leaks shortly before they were set to go to sleep Wednesday night.RELATED: Boeing's Starliner finally launches historic crewed mission on third attemptHelium is used in the Starliner’s propulsion system. Leaks in the system have also been blamed for previous launch delays. On Thursday, the leaks were the first thing astronaut Butch Wilmore asked about after waking up.“We’re kind of curious where we stand as far as our leaks, and if we could get a summary on that, that’d be wonderful,” Wilmore said.Mission managers told him they’ve been able to build up pressure in the system, and believe the spacecraft will be able to dock with the space station today.The crew is scheduled to dock at 12:15 p.m. NASA believes the Boeing Starliner will be able to dock with the International Space Station on Thursday despite three helium leaks on the spacecraft. One of the leaks was discovered before the Wednesday launch, officials said, but the other two were found once the Starliner was in orbit. Mission managers told the spacecraft crew about the leaks shortly before they were set to go to sleep Wednesday night. Helium is used in the Starliner’s propulsion system. Leaks in the system have also been blamed for previous launch delays. On Thursday, the leaks were the first thing astronaut Butch Wilmore asked about after waking up. “We’re kind of curious where we stand as far as our leaks, and if we could get a summary on that, that’d be wonderful,” Wilmore said. Mission managers told him they’ve been able to build up pressure in the system, and believe the spacecraft will be able to dock with the space station today. The crew is scheduled to dock at 12:15 p.m.
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