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Old 07-21-2021, 02:51 PM
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Default Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2

Looks like Boeing will try again with another launch of the Starliner spacecraft, lofted by an Atlas 5, currently scheduled for July 30 mid-afternoon.

Spacecraft mated with booster story: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/...-atlas-v-rocket

Launch article: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-i...ner-flight-test

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Old 07-21-2021, 09:37 PM
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Old 07-29-2021, 10:55 AM
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Launch still scheduled for tomorrow -- Friday -- at 2:53pm eastern.

Additional mission details here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-y...l-flight-test-2

Streaming video will be on the NASA homepage.

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Old 07-29-2021, 08:01 PM
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...and now it is NOT on schedule for tomorrow.

Because of the issues with the recently docked Russian module that inadvertently fired thrusters earlier today causing a temporary orientation problem for the ISS, NASA and Boeing are standing down on the Friday launch attempt.

Next possible window is next Tuesday afternoon, but it is not clear that has even been selected officially as the next attempt.

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Looks like NASA and Boeing are going to try for that next window, which will be Tuesday early afternoon at 1:20 eastern.

Streaming off the NASA homepage.

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According to an email from Boeing this morning there will be a stream, starting at 12:30 eastern, on boeing.com as well. No idea if it will be the same as the NASATV one or not.

As a Boeing retiree I get an occasional email from the company....
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Are we taking bets on whether it will launch on time (or at all) or be as successful as Space-X's first trip to ISS?
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Are we taking bets on whether it will launch on time (or at all) or be as successful as Space-X's first trip to ISS?


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Looks like maybe you should have taken some bets....


LAUNCH DELAYED--

"NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have scrubbed the Aug. 3 launch attempt of the agency’s Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station due to unexpected valve position indications in the Starliner propulsion system. ULA will begin removing propellant from the Atlas V rocket.

Pending resolution of the forward work, our next available launch opportunity would be 12:57 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 4."

NASA Story Link: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/category/boeing/


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