Astronauts Couldn’t Return Because of Boeing’s Starliner Vehicle

Two astronauts working on the International Space Station (ISS) were counting the days for their return after completing their mission. These astronauts will be used on their return from the International Space Station due to the leakage problem of the Boeing Starliner.2 more days They had to extend it.

NASA and Boeing announced on Tuesday that the return of Starliner was postponed to June 26. The vehicle’s first crewed flight also started off quite problematically. On the other hand, this situation caused the mission planned to last eight to ten days. up to 20 days Why will it happen?

Starliner’s troubles never end

Boeing Starliner, connecting to ISP He had a hard time. During the docking process of the vehicle, five of the booster rockets malfunctioned. With subsequent interventions, four of the rockets were repaired. NASA also stated that there were five small helium leaks.

On the other hand, in the statement made by NASA and Boeing, Starliner is still There is enough helium and it was stated that they were “comfortable” that the vehicle could return to Earth. Still, incoming data will be checked as a priority for Starliner’s return process.

Starliner’s first manned mission on June 5 had been carried out. This mission had also been postponed many times before due to technical problems. Boeing aimed to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink vehicle and its dominance in the civil space aviation field.