Moscow. August 13. INTERFAX-The problems that caused the postponement of the launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) are probably caused by corrosion of the valves caused by the flow of an oxidizer, a representative of the Boeing company said during a briefing.
"The oxidizer got into the valve, when the oxidizer interacts with moisture, this moisture on the valve, we think their interaction caused corrosion, blocking the valves," he said.
During the briefing, representatives of the company also said that they do not believe in the version with moisture ingress during the rain on August 3 before the expected launch, but they do not deny that high humidity could be one of the causes of corrosion.
According to an official statement from Boeing, the company found problems with 13 valves for supplying oxidizer to Starliner engines.
At the moment, specialists have been able to restore the work of nine of them through thermal and electrical procedures.
