Q&A: SpaceX mission launch paused due to helium leak

Published: Aug 26, 2024 Duration: 00:02:38 Category: News & Politics

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>> NEW AT 4 SPACE-X SHOWING THEY AREN'T IMMUNE FROM TECHNICAL ISSUES LIKE BOEING, THE COMPANY'S HISTORIC POLARIS, DAWN MISSION THAT WAS SET FOR THIS MORNING WAS PAUSED DUE TO A HELIUM LEAK. IT'S A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT PLAGUED BOEING STARLINER BEFORE. EVENTUALLY IT LAUNCHED ITS SPACE. X SAYS IT IS TARGETING NOW EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AS A CHANCE TO SEND ITS CREW OF 4 INTO OUTER SPACE. SO JOINING US NOW TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS IS OUR CHIEF TRANSPORTATION CORRESPONDENT PILOT BEELER SO THEY CAN WALK US THROUGH THIS PLAY, ARRESTED ON A MISSION. VERY EXCITING. I'M GOING TO GET UP EARLY. I HOPE THEY GO, OK, IT'S A GROUNDBREAKING MISSION. >> LAUNCHING ATOP A SPACEX FALCON ROCKET FROM NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. YOU SEE SPACE-X'S COLLABORATING WITH AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE JARED ISAACMAN. NOW HE'S BEEN FUNDING THE FLIGHT TO MARK SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGHS. IT WILL PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT WHILE RAISING MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR IMPORTANT CAUSES ON EARTH SUCH AS CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH. THOSE ARE CERTAINLY GOOD CAUSES TO BE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT THESE ISSUES THAT WE'VE SEEN COMING UP LIKE THEY DID TODAY, HELIUM LEAKS, THEY ARE AT IT. THERE'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE SOUNDS FAMILIAR, RIGHT STARLINER. SO YEAH, IT'S AN ISSUE WE DID SEE WITH BOEING STARLINER. >> A HELIUM LEAK WORRY TEAMS ENOUGH. THAT'S A SCRUB THE LAUNCH FOR ANOTHER DAY. WELL, SPACE X'S PUTTING OUT A STATEMENT IN THIS AS THE TEAMS ARE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GROUND SIDE HELIUM LEAK, THEY SAY THE FALCON ROCKET AND DRAGON CAPSULE. THEY'RE STILL GOOD TO GO. THE CREW IS READY FOR THEIR MULTI DAY MISSION INTO LOWER EARTH ORBIT. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, THE STARLINER LAUNCH WAS PUSHED BACK SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A HELIUM LEAK AND THRUSTER ISSUES. THOSE ARE NOT THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. IF YOU'RE GOING INTO OUTER SPACE. SO IF THIS LAUNCH IS IT WILL BE A HISTORIC STEP FORWARD FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. LIKE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THESE KINDS OF MISSIONS FOR FOR A WHILE NOW. AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING. THERE'S A LOT TO COVER HERE. SO IT'S A FIVE-DAY MISSION, AS I SAID BEFORE IT HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH. YEAH, SEVERAL THINGS. ONE, THE PLAYERS, DON CREW WILL ATTEMPT TO GO HIGHER THAN HUMANS HAVE TRAVELED SINCE THE APOLLO PROGRAM IN THE 70'S AND 2, IT WILL BE THE FIRST EVER COMMERCIAL SPACE WALK. AND ONE FINAL THING THE CREW WILL WEAR NEWLY DESIGNED SUIT TO PROTECT THEM FROM RADIATION IN SPACE. THAT'S BECAUSE ALL 4 OF THE CREW MEMBERS WILL BE EXPOSED WHEN THE NOSE OF THE HATCH OPENS FOR TH

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