Tag: OIG
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NASA OIG: Starliner Helium Leaks Still Unresolved at March 2026
Is Boeing Starliner’s Human-Rating Certification Still Out of Reach? As of March 2026, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft still has unresolved helium leaks and propulsion system failures — the same technical problems that grounded it after the two-astronaut Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission in 2024. A NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit released June 30,…
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Workers complete $15 million in repairs to Antares launch pad
Launch pad 0A has been repaired after sustaining $15.2 million in damage during the Oct. 28, 2014, failure of an Antares rocket. Credit: VCSFA Repair crews in Virginia have restored the Antares booster’s launch pad — damaged in an explosive rocket crash nearly one year ago — to flight-ready status as the Orbital ATK launcher…