One of the stranded NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station has reported a 'strange noise' coming from Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
On Saturday, Butch Wilmore reached out to Johnson Space Center in Houston to express his concerns just days before the faulty spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the ISS and attempt a return to Earth on autopilot.
Wilmore inquired, "I've got a question about Starliner. There's a strange noise coming through the speaker, and I'm not sure what it is. Can you connect into the Starliner and help identify it?"
Mission control confirmed they could configure a way to listen to the sound. Wilmore then held his phone up to the Starliner's speakers.
After an initial unsuccessful attempt, mission control responded, "Butch, we were able to hear that one. It sounded like a pulsating noise, almost like a sonar ping."
Wilmore and fellow astronaut Suni Williams (pictured) have been stranded on the ISS since June 6, when they arrived on Boeing's spacecraft for what was intended to be a week-long visit. However, due to ongoing issues with thruster malfunctions and helium leaks, the Starliner is now scheduled to return to Earth without them.
Wilmore reached out to Johnson Space Center in Houston about a 'strange noise' just days before the spacecraft undocks from the ISS empty and attempts to return to Earth on autopilot.
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