1. Undock, bring Butch and Suni home on Starliner, 2. Launch Crew-9, 3. Do the handover, 4. Bring Crew-8 home
NASA will be launching a crew atop a Falcon 9 in the coming weeks as the SpaceX workhorse returned to flight with three Starlink launches over the weekend.that the plan was to launch no earlier than August 18, although the launch window stretched into early September."That's really driven by a pad turnaround for the Europa Clipper mission," he said.
The date is also driven by managers having a plan and date to bring back the crew of the Boeing Starliner, which has been enjoyingAstronauts Sunita"Suni" Williams and Barry"Butch" Wilmore blasted off for a short trip on the Starliner on June 5, arriving at the ISS on June 6 for what was meant to be an eight-day mission.
He later confirmed that a"rigorous certification" of the changes would be performed, and the modifications baselined for Crew-9. Stich also said Crew-10 would be launched in February 2025"to give a little bit more time for Starliner to complete the mods after CFT so Starliner-1 will moved into the August slot next year."The confirmation that it will be at least a year before Boeing's Starliner will fly again is disappointing, but both inevitable and prudent considering the helium leaks and thruster issues that have plagued the test flight.
Sarah Walker, Dragon Mission Management director at SpaceX, noted the cause of the mishap – a cracked sense line that led to excessive cooling of the engine components on the stage, particularly those associated with the delivery of ignition fluid to the engine. Walker went on to explain that the line was redundant and could simply be removed – a design change that has already been tested at the company's McGregor facility.
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