NASA mission: ‘Extremely embarrassing’. They have to ask Musk for help

missionThe event begins on June 5 and will last for eight days.

NASA delays return

NASA It postponed the return of astronauts to Earth three times Barry’ego “Butch” Wilmore’a and Sunity “Suni” Williams. The space agency announced Boeing CST-100 spacecraftStarliner The maximum docking time with the International Space Station is 45 days.

According to Houston engineers, fail They do not pose a threat to the safety and life of the astronauts. As mentioned earlier, after disconnection International Space Station It takes about seven hours for the craft to land in the desert at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico, Wilcox Playa in Arizona or another similar location, depending on weather conditions.

Sufficient helium for 70 hours

NASA said: “There is currently enough helium in Starliner’s tanks to provide 70 hours of flight after undocking the space station.” As emphasized, the astronauts are not stranded on the International Space Station, and Starliner has also been certified to do so Return to Earth In the event of an emergency on the space station.

NASA announced today that Williams and Wilmore’s planned return is “expected to take place in early July,” but no further information was provided about the reason for the date change.

Dr. Adam BakerThe head of Rocket Engineering, a British company specialising in rocket propulsion systems, told the BBC he understood the reasons for the Starliner launch but that it was important to find the cause of the leak and fix it.

He believes that trying to improve the system might take NASA and Boeing too much time and be too costly. This can lead to a lack of social and political support for the mission – Add to.

With a new spacecraft, expect the unexpected ——The doctor said in an interview with the BBC Simeon Barberspace scientist at the Open University. He assured that the fault detected on board is not serious but “should be analyzed and fixed before the next flight with crew”.

They will send out the capsule sent by Musk

NASA and Boeing may send astronauts to the space station, according to the BBC SpaceX’s Dragon capsuleThis would be “extremely embarrassing” for Boeing.

These aren’t the first problems encountered by the Starliner spacecraft’s first crewed mission. This is only the third attempt to launch a rocket from the Cape. Canaveral, Floridawhich was a success. The remaining two, on May 6 and June 1, were cancelled due to failure.