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It seems Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft can’t quite get away from various complications on its first crewed mission. Earlier today and not too long after the additional helium leaks were found, the decision was made to call off the initial docking as five of the spacecraft’s thrusters failed. As a result, NASA and Boeing decided to push the docking back a few hours as they dealt with the problem and ensured everything was safe to proceed.
Thankfully this eventually resulted in a successful docking with the ISS, marking the first crewed flight on Starliner to reach the orbiting laboratory. It does however beg questions about whats to come in the next few days. Here I will go more in-depth into Starliner’s initial approach, the loss of thrusters, what to expect in the near future, and more.
Full article here - https://thespacebucket.com/boeings-starliner-docks-to-the-iss-after-thruster-failure/
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Credit:
NASA - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Boeing - https://www.youtube.com/@Boeing
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Thruster Failure
3:42 - Similar Problems
Looks like that helium leak actually was a problem they should have dealt with instead of ignoring after it was found causing a scrub two launch attempts back.