Boeing's spacecraft set to carry crew to ISS reveals propelling leak during testing – Brinkwire

Boeing has found propelling leaks in its escape pod during testing

NASA Astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA Astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (19659005) According to a report by the Washington Post, a report on this issue was released. to the Postings Boeing said that it has been conducted by NASA and industry partners. "

Discovery of this leak is ex peach to delay its launch and its being set to a spacecraft that has already seen a fair share of problems. Mike Pence, Vice President of the USA in a ceremony in August.

After the retirement of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, NASA is yet to launch a crew into space, notes the report. All crew launches sine have gone outside NASA, with Russia's help. This comes at a cost of $ 80 million from Earth to the ISS. This is why the space agency is looking to bring this capacity back to the US. In this regard, SpaceX and Boeing play key roles as they are the two companies part of what is called the "Commercial Program."

Boeing's contract under this program is reportedly worth $ 4.2 billion, while SpaceX's contract is about $ 2.6 billion for an The first test with the crew Accountability Office that it "set ambitious-rather than realistic-dates, only to frequently delay them."

SpaceX has also faced its own challenges and is still working towards demonstrating to NASA that it is completely safe after a Falcon 9 rocket exploded during liftoff . Reports suggest that a NASA advisory body recommends that they are still on the fence of exactly how safe their method of topping up their tanks just before launch is. Called "load and go" gives SpaceX rockets an immense boost of power as the oxygen is filled in just before launch. If there are human astronauts onboard, the oxygen is likely to come back in.

In the GAO report, it was noted that further delays to this commercial program could "disrupt access to" the ISS and this is A huge embarrbadment for NASA, notes the release. NASA is depending on Boeing and SpaceX to carry their astronauts already, but the GAO has said that it does not mean that it has not been enough before NASA's Russian rockets, the American presence in the ISS till the 2020s will be in question.