Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Earlier today we finally got another update on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in the form of a media teleconference. Here the agency and company revealed that they still aren’t ready to set a return date until they complete more tests related to the thruster malfunctions and the helium leaks which could take weeks. They stressed that the crew is safe and that they are instead just using the time available to them before the eventual undocking.
They specifically mentioned new thruster tests expected to happen in the coming days back at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility. Here I will go more in-depth into the state of Starliner, possible return opportunities, extending its 45-day mission cap, and more.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/boeing-wants-to-complete-more-tests-before-starliners-return
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
NASA - youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Boeing - youtube.com/@Boeing
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - A Few More Weeks of Testing
Earlier today we finally got another update on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in the form of a media teleconference. Here the agency and company revealed that they still aren’t ready to set a return date until they complete more tests related to the thruster malfunctions and the helium leaks which could take weeks. They stressed that the crew is safe and that they are instead just using the time available to them before the eventual undocking.
They specifically mentioned new thruster tests expected to happen in the coming days back at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility. Here I will go more in-depth into the state of Starliner, possible return opportunities, extending its 45-day mission cap, and more.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/boeing-wants-to-complete-more-tests-before-starliners-return
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
NASA - youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Boeing - youtube.com/@Boeing
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - A Few More Weeks of Testing
