CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s space capsule developed more leaks during its first test flight with astronauts as it closed in on the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday.

Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore, Don Pettit and Nick Hague were launched into space on 5 June on what was due to be an ...

Helium is sourced as a byproduct of natural gas, which is produced naturally through the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium. It is mostly found and commercially produced from gas deposits in the ...

It took some detective work, but they think they know what was the cause. The MRI machine uses liquid helium to cool its powerful magnets. Turns out the helium had leaked and over 5 hours about ...

But four further helium leaks developed during the mission and ... “The whole point about this was to test what putting astronauts in the loop of controlling the spacecraft would do in terms ...

The delay follows multiple helium leaks onboard of the spacecraft since its launch which Boeing has been unable to fix. A report by CBS reveal that NASA was aware of a helium leak before the ...