Starliner Not Grounded, NASA Prioritizes Safety Checks for Smooth Return
“We understand these issues for a safe return,” said Mark Nappi, another NASA official. “We don’t understand these issues enough yet to fix them permanently.”
“We understand these issues for a safe return,” said Mark Nappi, another NASA official. “We don’t understand these issues enough yet to fix them permanently.”
While some might be clutching their pearls over a “valve leak,” as NASA so quaintly puts it, I urge a dose of perspective. Here on Earth, we have very real problems demanding our immediate attention.
Public patience with Boeing’s Starliner program wears thin with each successive delay. The latest setback, attributed to faulty valves yet again, throws a spotlight on a troubling pattern of underperformance that plagues this critical project.
The upcoming launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has singlehandedly reignited the public’s fascination with space travel,…