Two of the affected helium valves have been closed and the spacecraft remains stable, the space agency wrote.
The Starliner Crewed Flight Testblasted off on June 5from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The spacecraft consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module.
Boeing’s Starliner capsule launched atop an Atlas V rocket on June 5.Photo: Boeing
Helium is used in the spacecrafts thruster systems to allow the thrusters to fire without being combustible or toxic.
At the time, NASA seemed confident in its commercial partners vehicle despite the leaky helium.
Starliner is scheduled todock with the ISS on Thursdayat 12:15 p.m.
ET, dropping off the crew at the space station.
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