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[-] dumbass@leminal.space 68 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Say what you will about Boeing, but they sure know how to stop a leak.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 15 points 10 months ago

Oh. Oh, man. That's harsh. That ranks up there with the Concorde jokes that came out of the 2000 crash.

It's a keeper.

[-] wabafee@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In other news engineer found dead due to asphyxia.

[-] dumbass@leminal.space 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, an engineer, not a whistleblower, leak fixed.

[-] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What? They were able to find a problem before it took flight? That's umpossible!

[-] db2@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago

It's a leak, they'll kill it quickly.

[-] Questy@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

"Engineer who found helium leak found dead"

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

Two bullets to the back of the leak fixed everything.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

We fixed the leak by adding more holes

[-] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Definitely suicide!

[-] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Who knew prolonged exposure to helium causes heart attacks.

[-] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

So, technically, the issue might be that one of the doors wasnt properly installed?

Yes, its a very loose definition of "door".

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"Welcome to a world where anything can be an open door".
-Boeing

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 36 points 10 months ago

I hope the person who discovered the leak conveyed this dire information with a hilariously high-pitched voice

[-] Warjac@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

Boeing and leaks don't mix apparently

[-] Lexam@lemmy.ca 17 points 10 months ago

The crew will be remembered.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

The helium leaked because the door plug on the helium tank fell off.

[-] Blackout@kbin.run 13 points 10 months ago

They also found out the liquid oxygen tank was filled with chocolate milk. Oh Boeing! 🤦

[-] RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

If I were one of these people slated to take the flight I would nope the fuck out. This is what they found, how many more issues are they going to "find"(because they kept quiet about it like they always do) once this thing takes off?

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Yeah there's a chance this becomes another challenger

Challenger happened because of negligence if I recall correctly and boeing issues are also happening because of negligence

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Challenger happened because the engineers said they shouldn't launch because it was cold and the politicians said just do it anyway.

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Replace "politicians" with "boeing" and "engineers" with "boeing staff" and its still plausible

[-] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I can’t believe they’re going through with it. The last (only orbital) test flight had serious problems.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

The last (only orbital) test flight

After the first orbital test flight, they did do a second test flight which did reach the ISS.

[-] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Interesting, I don’t know how I missed that, I follow a lot of space news. Thanks for the info / correction, definitely not as crazy given the second test that reached the ISS.

[-] Blackout@kbin.run 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well the astronauts on the inaugural flight are from their death wish division so they accept the risks.

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