The leaks should not prevent the spacecraft from docking with the ISS Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Boeing’s space capsule developed more leaks during its first test flight with astronauts as it closed in on the International Space Station on Thursday.NASA believes the Starliner will be able to dock with the ISS on Thursday despite the three helium leak s.One of the leaks was discovered before the Wednesday launch, officials said, but the other two were found once the Starliner was in orbit.
Leaks in the system have also been blamed for previous launch delays. On Thursday, the leaks were the first thing 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 that they have been able to build up pressure in the system, and believe the spacecraft will be able to dock with the space station on Thursday.The crew is scheduled to dock at 12:15 p.m.
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