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Boeing, NASA say Starliner astronaut launch will move forward despite spacecraft helium leak (www.cnbc.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Is it an external leak? Or an internal one?

IE is it leaking into the fuel vessel and pressurizing it unintentionally? Or just leaking to external "void" space?

[โ€“] partial_accumen 4 points 6 months ago

I don't know for sure, but I'd be shocked if they ran the fuel system lines into the pressure vessel. I can see no benefit to doing so, and only extra work and risk, so my assumption is the leak just leaks into space.

[โ€“] CosmicCleric 4 points 6 months ago

Is it an external leak? Or an internal one?

My guess would be internal to the engine/compartment somewhere, with limited or no access to the broken part, or else they would have repaired it instead of just monitoring it.

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[โ€“] FlyingSquid 2 points 6 months ago

Both once the hatch door falls off mid-flight.