#Boeing #Starliner is now scheduled for a launch date no earlier than May 17. #ULA has decided they need to roll the launch vehicle back to fix a pressure valve on the #Centaur second stage of the rocket.
ROLLBACK OF SHAME!
But better a SCRUB than RUD
#Space #SpaceCoast #NASA #Boeing #Starliner #ULA
I for one prefer the Media Stream for "big event" launches
less yakky yak, and fluff
#Space #SpaceCoast #NASA #Boeing #Starliner #ULA
i have watched a lot of streams of launches. Have a gut feeling on them if they are Go or No Go based on the tone and cadence of the people in mission control
I feel This is a GO. Will be confirmed at T-10 Minute barring an automated abort
Visors down!
Terminal count T-18 minutes
Lets light this candle!
Terminal count!
All Go T-5 Minutes
This boeing is going!
LAUNCH SCRUB
And with just 4 minutes to go before the scheduled liftoff, mission control called a hold on the countdown.
Starliner had to fly at 12:25pm ET, in what's known as an instantaneous launch window, to properly reach the ISS. So, no historic launch today.
Next Launch opportunities
June 2, 12:03 PM ET
June 5, 10:52 AM ET
June 6, 10:29 AM ET
#NASA #Boeing #ULA scrubbed today’s launch attempt due to the computer ground launch sequencer not loading into the correct operational configuration after proceeding into terminal count. The ULA team is working to understand the cause.
The crew and #Starliner spacecraft remain safe.
The next launch opportunity is June 2 at 12:03pm ET for launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.
#NASA #Boeing #ULA are forgoing a Crew Flight Test launch attempt on June 2 to give the team additional time to assess a ground support equipment issue.
ULA will assess the ground support equipment overnight, and NASA will provide an update June 2 on next steps for the flight. The next available launch opportunities are June 5 and June 6.
Boeing is not going
The #BoeingSpace #Starliner spacecraft with #NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams onboard is in orbit and now on its way to the International Space Station!
Docking is set for 12:15pm on Thursday, June 6
Only a Boeing flight delayed a month
Mission managers met this morning and polled go for the
#BoeingSpace #Starliner spacecraft to dock to the space station at 12:15pm ET today. They reviewed the vehicle's status and continue monitoring 3 Helium leaks.
@Kinnison They’re launching another one.
@Kinnison On the one hand, Boeing :/
On the other, helium leaks. That's what helium does. Glad it arrived safely.
Agree, helium is very difficult to contain. As long as the loss isn't significant it shouldn't be an issue for this test flight. But so far Boeing has yet to have a perfect flight, and they still need to stick the landing
#NASA and #BoeingSpace teams set a return date of no earlier than Tuesday, June 18, for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The additional time in orbit will allow the crew to perform a spacewalk on Thursday, June 13, while engineers complete #Starliner systems checkouts
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