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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams have reported strange noises coming from the faulty Starliner spacecraft docked at the International Space Station (ISS).
The astronauts also contacted mission control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where they heard a strange sound that sounded almost like a sonar ping and appeared to be coming from a speaker.
I have a question about Starliner. “There’s a strange sound coming from the speaker,” astronaut Wilmore told mission controllers. “I don’t know what’s causing that sound.”
According to Ars Technica, Wilmore had placed his mic next to the speaker so that Mission Control could also hear the strange sound he was talking about.
The ground team at the Johnson Space Center in Texas is connected to the Starliner via a radio frequency system, which helps them connect with the crew on board the spacecraft.
“Okay Butch, here it is. It was a pulsing sound, almost like a sonar ping,” Ars Technica quoted the ground control team as saying.
Since the source and cause of the mysterious sound was unclear the first time, the veteran astronaut told the ground team that he would try again so that mission control could figure out what was wrong.
According to Ars Technica, the NASA astronaut stranded on the ISS can be heard saying, “I’m going to do it one more time and give you all a chance to scratch your heads and see if you can figure out what’s going on.”
The source of the anomaly is yet to be ascertained, Ars Technica reported. NASA has decided to return the Starliner spacecraft to Earth without a crew due to technical problems. The Starliner is scheduled to separate from the space station on September 7 at 3:34 am IST.
It is important to note that Boeing’s Starliner was launched to the ISS on June 5 with Wilmore and Sunita Williams on board. The spacecraft has faced several problems since launch. Anomalies such as helium leaks and thruster problems in the spacecraft have extended NASA’s mission by three months. Now NASA has approached SpaceX to bring Williams and Wilmore back to Earth in February 2025.
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