Stranded astronauts hear mystery 'pings'
Daily Mirror UK|September 03, 2024
Nasa probes strange noises from Starliner
CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN
Stranded astronauts hear mystery 'pings'

TWO Nasa astronauts stranded on the International Space Station have been plagued by peculiar beeping noises from the ill-fated spacecraft they arrived on Just days before Boeing's Starliner is to return to Earth on autopilot, Butch Wilmore radioed Mission Control telling Houston they had a problem.

In an audio recording of his chat with the Johnson Space Center, the astronaut holds up a phone to the speakers.

A pulsating sound emanating at steady intervals can be heard through the 61-year-old's device.

"Butch, that one came through," Mission Control told him after not hearing it the first time.

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