Wilshire@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoBoeing Starliner officials may know ‘root cause’ of issues with astronaut flightwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1151file-text
arrow-up1151external-linkBoeing Starliner officials may know ‘root cause’ of issues with astronaut flightwww.cnn.comWilshire@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
tl;dr Heat building up inside the thrusters may be causing Teflon seals to bulge, restricting the flow of propellant.
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoFeel free to check my profile. Let me have a low-quality joke comment every once in a while :)
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 months agoI thought the joke was spot on. Those furry engineers seem to be able to spot even the slightest hint of bulging. “Something’s happening there. We should…investigate it.”
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoPressure test the seal, you know? Make sure the lube holds up to the friction, and all that
Feel free to check my profile. Let me have a low-quality joke comment every once in a while :)
I thought the joke was spot on. Those furry engineers seem to be able to spot even the slightest hint of bulging. “Something’s happening there. We should…investigate it.”
Pressure test the seal, you know? Make sure the lube holds up to the friction, and all that