I suspect there is at least one engineer who voiced concerns months or years ago, was not listened to, and is now having an “I told you so” moment.
They’ve know about the helium leak for a month now but managers “did not consider it significant enough to stop the launch”. It’s always incompetent managers.
Reminds me of Roger Boisjoly who desperately objected to launching space shuttle Challenger in cold weather. Managers struck again that day.
No one would expect that
Another chapter in the endless clown show.
Clowns are generally highly-skilled professionals who care about their audience. Please don’t compare them to Boeing.
But that taxpayer money keep flowing!
Any new dead whistleblowers?
But that taxpayer money keep flowing
Not in this specific case. Starliner is a fixed-price contract, not cost-plus. Boeing is having to foot the bill for their own incompetence, and I’m all here for it!
Damn how did they botch that so bad? SpaceX effect?
Good thing too, we don’t need a door plug raining down from orbit
Boeing engineers traced the leak to a flange.
I expected software issues, maybe avionics, but a flange? How.
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.
You misheard. It’s a problem with plange. Computer plange. Specifically snibbits.
It’s a helium leak. Helium has the capability to leak out of almost anything.
