2 new helium leaks discovered on Boeing's Starliner — forcing NASA astronauts to skip sleep to fix them

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on top of the ULA Atlas V rocket blasting off from Kennedy Space Center on June 5, 2024.

Boeing's Starliner has sprung two additional leaks en route to the International Space Station (ISS), forcing the two astronauts on board to close them manually, according to NASA.

After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule successfully blasted off on its inaugural crewed flight from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:52 a.m. EDT yesterday (June 5). Following a 25-hour flight, the two-person crew are set to join a team of astronauts on the ISS later today (June 6).