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Boeing's Starliner is Making Mysterious 'Sonar' Noises and No One Can Explain It - Plagued Spacecraf

upstart writes:

Boeing's Starliner Is Making Mysterious 'Sonar' Noises and No One Can Explain It - Plagued Spacecraft Is Scheduled To Return to Earth in a Week Without Its Crew:

The saga of the misadventures of Boeing's Starliner in space is far from over, even as the spacecraft is scheduled to return soon to Earth without its crew.

This time, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore noticed some 'strange noises' coming from a speaker inside it.

Ars Technica reported:

"'I've got a question about Starliner', Wilmore radioed down to Mission Control, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. 'There's a strange noise coming through the speaker ... I don't know what's making it'."

Butch was not sure whether there was some problem in the connection between the station and the spacecraft that was causing the noise.

He asked Houston to listen to the audio inside the spacecraft.

"Wilmore, apparently floating in Starliner, then put his microphone up to the speaker inside Starliner. Shortly thereafter, there was an audible pinging that was quite distinctive. 'Alright Butch, that one came through', Mission control radioed up to Wilmore. 'It was kind of like a pulsing noise, almost like a sonar ping'.

'I'll do it one more time, and I'll let y'all scratch your heads and see if you can figure out what's going on', Wilmore replied. The odd, sonar-like audio then repeated itself. 'Alright, over to you. Call us if you figure it out'."

The sonar-like noises most likely have a benign cause, and Butch did not seem worried.

What Was the 'Strange' Noise Boeing Starliner Crew Members Could Hear?

upstart writes:

What Was The 'Strange' Noise Boeing Starliner Crew Members Could Hear?:

A crew member aboard Boeing's CST-100 Starliner reported hearing mysterious sonar-like sounds through the spacecraft's speaker, sparking widespread speculation and humor on social media. The noises, with no clear origin, led to theories ranging from paranormal activity to technical issues like electromagnetic interference. This incident further complicated Boeing's ongoing efforts to prove the Starliner's reliability, especially after previous mechanical failures during its mission to the International Space Station.

Has anyone got any bright - or not so bright :-) - ideas?

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2. "Boeing's Starliner Is Making Mysterious 'Sonar' Noises and No One Can Explain It - Plagued Spacecraft Is Scheduled To Return to Earth in a Week Without Its Crew" - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/boeings-starliner-is-making-mysterious-sonar-noises-no/
3. "Ars Technica" - https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/starliners-speaker-began-emitting-strange-sonar-noises-on-saturday/
4. "What Was The 'Strange' Noise Boeing Starliner Crew Members Could Hear?" - https://www.timesnownews.com/world/what-was-the-strange-noise-boeing-starliner-crew-members-could-hear-article-112974210
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