NASA and Boeing Confirm Starliner Launch Despite Helium Leak

NASA has declared Boeing's Starliner crew capsule safe to fly on June 1 despite a small helium leak in its propulsion system. Extensive tests and data analysis showed the leak does not pose a flight safety concern, and the capsule can handle additional leaks if necessary. The Starliner, carrying NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, will launch atop an Atlas 5 rocket and dock at the International Space Station the next day.