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The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely (arstechnica.com)
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[–] davetapley 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Boeing engineers traced the leak to a flange.

I expected software issues, maybe avionics, but a flange? How.

[–] MotoAsh 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's Boeing. Instead of making an aircraft that actually flew well, they designed an entire extra system that pretends to react like the plane doesn't react, and then that system FORCIBLY NOSEDIVES PLANES randomly.

I'm almost surprised it's not something more stupid.

[–] derf82 2 points 6 months ago

You misheard. It’s a problem with plange. Computer plange. Specifically snibbits.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It's a helium leak. Helium has the capability to leak out of almost anything.