NASA Contractor Warns That Boeing Launch Must Be Stopped "Before Something Catastrophic Happens"
NASA Contractor Warns That Boeing Launch Must Be Stopped "Before Something Catastrophic Happens"
A NASA contractor is urging the agency to suspend the upcoming Boeing Starliner launch over major safety concerns.
Yeah, I was wondering why they were going to continue with such a dangerous mission after all the bad press Boeing has been getting lately. Sunk cost fallacy, maybe?
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A NASA contractor is urging the space agency to suspend the upcoming Boeing Starliner launch over major safety concerns with the aerospace company's wares.
In a press release, the president of ValveTech, a NASA contractor that supplies the agency with parts, warned that the buzzing sound heard during the now-scrubbed Starliner launch could indicate something seriously wrong with the transport capsule.
"As a valued NASA partner and as valve experts, we strongly urge them not to attempt a second launch due to the risk of a disaster occurring on the launchpad," ValveTech president Erin Faville cautioned.
"According to media reports, a buzzing sound indicating the leaking valve was noticed by someone walking by the Starliner minutes before launch.
After the incident, which occurred just before Starliner was supposed to attempt its first crewed launch earlier in May, NASA has said that it won't try again until at least May 17.
ValveTech's warnings come not just after the scrubbed Starliner launch, but also after months of terrible press for Boeing that have included parts falling off its planes, government investigations, and two dead whistleblowers.
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