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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Four held in Kalaburagi for brutal murder of man
Kalaburagi: Four men have been arrested in Kalaburagi on charge of hacking a man with lethal weapons and pelting stones at him under the limits of Station Bazaar Police Station recently.
According to police sources, Anand Jalak Shinde (34), Ashitosh Jalak Shinde (30), Imran Mehboob Sheikh (28) and Sohaib Anwar Qureshi have been arrested. The men are accused of the brutal murder of Syed Mehboob, a resident of Station Bazaar Upper Line Hamalawadi in the city.
An FIR was filed by the Station Bazaar Police Station based on a complaint given by Syed Ismail, father of the deceased Syed Mehboob.
Following quick probe, the police team successfully arrested the suspects within 24 hours. The arrested men were produced in court and have been sent to judicial custody.
The City Police Commissionerate has appreciated in an official release the police team’s quick solving of the murder case and arrest of the four men accused of murdering Syed Mehboob.
