Nasa says spacecraft ‘remains stable’ as ground experts work on leak of inert gas used to power thrusters
Two helium leaks have been detected on Boeing’s Starliner space capsule that is making its way to the International Space Station, the US space agency, Nasa, said late on Wednesday.
The inert gas is used to power thrusters in the capsule carrying the two astronauts that was carried atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket that blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday on the giant rocket’s first piloted test flight.
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