Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is experiencing five "small" helium leaks as its ... per normal mission operations preventing helium loss from the tanks," read the update from the aerospace company.

Helium is used to pressurize fuel tanks ... spacecraft made an initial attempt to launch its first astronaut crew, tiny sensors inside the spacecraft detected a small helium leak on one of ...

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is experiencing five "small" helium leaks as its ... per normal mission operations preventing helium loss from the tanks," read the update from the aerospace company.

Because it is non-reactive, it can safely mingle with the tanks' residual contents. Helium’s small atomic size and ... Boeing's Starliner spacecraft made an initial attempt to launch its first ...