One strange noise was identified by NASA astronaut Butch Williams on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft which is docked to the International Space Station (ISS).
In one transmission, the scientist reported to the attendant who responded to his call a sound coming from the speaker similar to a “pulsing noise, almost like sonar.”
“There’s a strange noise coming from the speaker. I don’t know if you can connect to the Starliner. I’ll keep an eye on it,” the astronaut said. He continued: “I don’t know what’s causing it, but maybe the connection between here and there is causing it.”
After Butch pointed out the strange noise, the dispatcher — who said he couldn’t pinpoint the problem through the spacecraft’s connection — said, “Just to make sure we’re on the same page: This is emanating from the Starliner speaker. Have you noticed anything else, any other noises, any other strange configurations there?”
The astronaut then denied that there is any other strange behavior happening on the ship.
Starliner crew reports hearing strange “sonar like noises” emanating from their craft. This is the real audio of it: pic.twitter.com/xzHTMvB7uq
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More than two months ago on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were sent on the inaugural manned flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to spend a week on the satellite, but the vehicle was not considered safe to guarantee the scientists’ return to Earth.
NASA has set its two astronauts to return to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule in February 2025.
The Starliner spacecraft, meanwhile, will undock from the ISS on September 6 at around 7pm ET and will spend about six hours maneuvering closer to home before landing at around 1am at the White Sands Spaceport in New Mexico.
This content was originally published in Starliner spacecraft emits strange noises and astronaut asks for help on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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