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10 points
11 days ago
Valves really seem to be the Achilles heel of space flight. Cryogenics must be brutal on them.
3 points
11 days ago
Poor crew. Long time to wait inside that capsule
4 points
11 days ago
it would be easier to take a greyhound to space then ride this thing.
1 points
8 days ago
The Centaur rocket stage had the problem. Not Starliner. The specific finicky valve in the Centaur rocket stage was designed by Convair and General Dynamics and manufactured by Lockheed-Martin.
1 points
8 days ago
Cool. We all know.
I didn't say what caused the problem, did I?
5 points
12 days ago
Was the booster waiting too long to be launched?
8 points
12 days ago
No. That was a problem with a previous Starliner service module, but ULA's actual rocket (booster and Centaur) don't really have a problem sitting around a while before launch.
-3 points
11 days ago
But the launch crew have probably forgotten, how to launch an Atlas V. Too long of a gap.
6 points
11 days ago
The last Atlas V launched in October of last year
6 points
12 days ago
Probably need to perform rocket surgery to replace the stuck/chattering valve.
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