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After delays, crewed Boeing Starliner finally launches from Florida, bound for the ISS (www.usatoday.com)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I mean there was just a helium leak they detected like a month ago, causing a delay and decided wasn't worth taking the whole thing apart to fix, just send it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Helium leaks all the time, it's a very small molecule that is very hard to contain. ULA and SpaceX have flown with worse.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Besides, helium leaks make radio chatter way more entertaining.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It's not like a door or anything