astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Boeing’s besieged starliner Things are not going well with the spacecraft. The vehicle, which is expected to be ready by now, is facing various problems.
The company, which plans to conduct an important flight test on May 19, according to the new report, Boeingdefective with the supplier of fuel valves in contention. This shows us that the spacecraft may have a new design before it is ready for flight.
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SpaceX and Boeing, was tasked with building a spacecraft to deliver the United States to the ISS and save it from relying on Russian Soyuz capsules. However, Boeing’s contribution Starliner CST-100, facing incessant problems. US airline Boeing, the main supplier of the Starliner spacecraft Aerojet Rocketdyne came into conflict with
The problem occurred in the spacecraft’s fuel valves. Of the 24 oxidizer valves in the system, 13 caused problems. Last August, Boeing also had a problem with commands when it tried to launch the Starliner. To find out about the problems, the officers cleared the launch and disassembled the equipment.
The water accumulating in the system reacts with dinitrogen tetroxide and breaks the aluminum valves. abrasive formed a nitric acid. Earlier this month, Boeing said it had added additional seals to prevent water ingress and fixed the problem. According to the report, Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne blame each other for the problems.
This is due to delays in Boeing’s $4.2 billion fixed-value contract. $595 billion expenditure. The company is quite worried about flying the Starliner without the redesigned valves.
At a recent press conference Boeing Vice President Mark Nappi, a change in valve design agreed that it would. He also said he’s considering short- and long-term valve design changes. As a result, there is no information about how comprehensive the valve designs will be.
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