Coverage dated May 13, 2024

Historic Starliner crewed launch attempt delayed again due to helium leak in Boeing spacecraft

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A helium leak has delayed the launch of the Starliner’s crewed flight test mission with two NASA astronauts. Here’s the next opportunity to watch history in action.

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KRDO
Historic Starliner crewed launch attempt delayed again due to helium leak in Boeing spacecraft (opens KRDO)
Published May 13, 2024
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The world will have to wait at least another week before the highly anticipated first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The launch was expected on May 17 after a previous delay, but teams found a small helium leak in the service module of the spacecra…
Local News 8
Helium leak delays Boeing’s historic Starliner mission at least another week (opens Local News 8)
Published May 13, 2024
Local News 8's feed description
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The world will have to wait at least another week before the highly anticipated first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The launch was expected on May 17 after a previous delay, but teams found a small helium leak in the service module of the spacecra…
CBS News
Boeing Starliner launch delayed another four days for tests to verify helium leak repair (opens CBS News)
Published May 13, 2024
CBS News's feed description
The oxygen valve that derailed a launch try last week has been replaced, but engineers want more time to verify an unrelated helium leak has been fixed.

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