Anyone betting that Starliner would finally have its first crewed test on Tuesday bet wrong, because the Starliner launch has been bumped again, according to a NASA release. This marks the third time this month that this test flight— the crucial final hurdle Boeing must clear before it can finally start toting astronauts into space, as...
Anyone betting that Starliner would finally have its first crewed test on Tuesday bet wrong, because the Starliner launch has been bumped again, according to a NASA release.
This time, the launch date has been moved to no sooner than 3:09 p.m. EST, this Saturday, May 25 because they needed more time to"work through spacecraft closeout processes and flight rationale." “Pressure testing performed on May 15 on the spacecraft’s helium system showed the leak in the flange is stable and would not pose a risk at that level during the flight,” according to the federal space agency's release. “The testing also indicated the rest of the thruster system is sealed effectively across the entire service module.
On the upside, the two astronauts assigned to this mission haven’t been cooling their heels in Florida all this time. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Willmore had been in pre-flight training at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of the May 6 launch that was scrubbed just two hours before takeoff but have been back in Houston since May 10 to be with their families, according to the release.
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