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Boeing Starliner officials may know ‘root cause’ of issues with astronaut flight (www.cnn.com)
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Heat building up inside the thrusters may be causing Teflon seals to bulge, restricting the flow of propellant.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Not enough gay furry engineers to notice the bulge early enough.

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