NASA and Boeing to discuss manned flight of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS
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NASA and Boeing will discuss crew tests on the International Space Station and assess the Starliner propulsion system and helium leaks in the service module.
NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate the Starliner's performance in the context of helium leaks in the service module. The agency is collecting as much data as possible on the docking process with the International Space Station.
Written by UNN with reference to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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NASA and Boeing executives will participate in a media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 10, to discuss the crew test on the International Space Station.
Media interested in participating should contact the NASA Space Center Press Office.
NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate the Starliner's propulsion system and five small helium leaks in the spacecraft's service module, collecting as much data as possible during docking with the International Space Station.
After completion of all required ground tests and associated data analysis, NASA and Boeing executives will conduct an agency-level review before returning from the orbiter.
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The North American Space Agency is now claiming that even though the Starliner spacecraft has experienced a helium leak, and this has delayed the astronauts' return, they are not trapped.
The vice president of Boeing's Commercial Crew Program said he was saddened by information published in a number of media outlets about problems with the Boeing Starliner mission.
"It is very painful to read what they say. We had a really good test flight, and it is being evaluated very negatively. We are not trapped. There is no danger to the crew, and when we decide to deliver them, the risk will not increase," he emphasized.