National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams Strange noises were reported coming from faults. Starliner spacecraft Docked at the International Space Station (ISS).
The astronauts even contacted mission control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to report the strange noise, almost like a sonar sound, that seemed to be coming from a speaker.
I have a question about Starliner. “There’s a strange noise coming out of the speaker,” astronaut Wilmore told mission controllers. “I don’t know what’s causing it.”
According to Ars Technica, Wilmore He placed his microphone next to the speakers so that Mission Control could also hear the strange sound he was talking about.
The ground team at Johnson Space Center in Taxasis connected to the Starliner via a radio frequency system, which helps them connect with the spacecraft’s crew.
“Okay, Butch, that sound came through. It was like a pulsating noise, almost like a sonar sound,” the ground control team said, according to Ars Technica.
As the source and cause of the mysterious noise were not clear the first time, the veteran astronaut He told the ground crew he would try again so Mission Control could identify what was wrong.
“I’ll do it one more time and let you all scratch your heads and see if you can figure out what’s going on,” the NASA astronaut trapped on the ISS can be heard saying to Ars Technica.
Ars Technica reported that the source of the anomaly has not yet been traced. NASA has decided to return the Starliner spacecraft to Earth uncrewed due to technical issues. Starliner is scheduled to undock 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 multiple problems since its launch. Anomalies such as Helium leaks And problems with the spacecraft’s thrusters have extended NASA’s mission beyond three months. Now NASA has contacted SpaceX to bring Williams and Wilmore back to Earth in February 2025.
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