NASA addresses 'Strange Noise' from Boeing Starliner; Confirms no risk to crew, mission
NASA has responded to concerns surrounding an unexplained noise coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, currently in space with astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore on board. The noise, detected by Wilmore from one of the spacecraft's speakers, was reported to Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday. The incident gained widespread attention after meteorologist Rob Dale captured and shared an audio clip of the exchange, which quickly went viral.
In a statement released on Monday, NASA assured that the "strange noise" is a "common" occurrence and poses no risk to the crew or the spacecraft. "A pulsing sound from a speaker in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, heard by NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore aboard the International Space Station, has stopped," the space agency confirmed, as reported by USA Today. NASA emphasized that the Starliner remains on track for its planned unmanned return to Earth.
The noise, according to NASA, was the result of feedback from the audio setup connecting the Starliner to the International Space Station. "The audio system of the space station is intricate, enabling the interconnection of numerous spacecraft and modules, and noise and feedback are frequent occurrences," the statement explained.
NASA also noted that the crew has been advised to contact mission control if they notice any unusual sounds from the communication system. The feedback reported by Wilmore, NASA assured, has no technical impact on the crew, the Starliner, or station operations, including Starliner’s scheduled uncrewed undocking from the station, which is set for no earlier than Friday, September 6.
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ED attaches fresh assets in PMLA case against Reliance Group; total attachment over Rs 10K cr
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has attached fresh assets worth Rs 1,120 crore as part of its money laundering probe against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, officials said.
Eighteen properties, including the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unqouted investments of Reliance Anil Ambani Group have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
Another set of seven properties of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, two properties of Reliance Power Ltd, nine properties of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, fixed deposits in the name of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Lt, Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd, Adhar Property Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Gamesa Investment Management Private Ltd and investments made in unquoted investment by Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd and Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd have also been attached, they said.
The ED had earlier attached properties worth over Rs 8,997 crore in the bank fraud cases related to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd.
The total attachment in the case against the Reliance Group is now Rs 10,117 crore.
