Back on the launch pad, the Boeing Starliner is in the final stages of preparation for its test mission to the International Space Station on Saturday. Starliner Mission Management on Friday assessed that it was going – everything from the rocket to the spacecraft to the weather. It’s ready to fly. “Personally, I don’t feel nervous. I just feel excited to share this opportunity with my friends and family. I’m just excited that they’re here,” said Suni Williams, a NASA test astronaut. “We have our fingerprints on every single one of them.” procedure that exists for this spacecraft, and that’s part of the testing process. It’s test and development,” said Butch Wilmore, a NASA test astronaut. Their Starliner spacecraft, dubbed “Calypso,” which sits atop a ULA Atlas V rocket, regained position at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday morning. After years of delays in Boeing’s Starliner program, the first attempt at a human test flight on May 6 was rectified. The cause was a helium leak, but that has now been fixed, and teams will be closely monitoring what could have caused it. also working on other changes in the last few weeks, such as the need to replace cargo. “I think what I’ve seen from the Boeing and NASA teams and the ULA team and with the International Space Station, there’s a lot of agility in the last week of dealing with these things as they come up. Which tells me we’re really ready to fly,” said Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The countdown to launch is set to begin Saturday morning, as Boeing and NASA hope to introduce another way for astronauts to reach low Earth orbit from American soil. I’m joining SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, which has been in the game for four years. “We will still need the ability to bring astronauts to space stations in the future. And so I’m sure Boeing would like to get a stake in that business as well,” said Dr. Don Platt of Florida Tech. But before all that, the Starliner needs to be certified to transport people. The next step in that process should be launched on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. More News: Everything you need to know about the historic Starliner mission that finally launches after multiple delays The countdown begins for the first manned launch of the Boeing Starliner on Saturday. Photos: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft ready for launch on Saturday
Back on the launch pad, the Boeing Starliner is in the final stages of preparation for its test mission to the International Space Station on Saturday.
On Friday, Starliner Mission Management assessed that it was going — everything from the rocket to the spacecraft to the weather. It’s ready to fly.
“Personally, I don’t feel nervous. I just feel excited to share this opportunity with my friends and family. I’m just excited that they’re here,” said Suni Williams, a NASA test astronaut.
“We have our fingerprints on every single process that exists for this spacecraft, and that’s part of the test process. It’s test and development,” said Butch Wilmore, a NASA test astronaut.
Their Starliner spacecraft, dubbed “Calypso,” which sits atop a ULA Atlas V rocket, regained position at Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday morning.
After years of delaying Boeing’s Starliner program, the first human test flight attempt on May 6 was rejected. The cause was a helium leak, but that has now been fixed, and the teams will be keeping a close eye on what could have caused it.
The Starliner teams have also been working on other changes for the past few weeks, such as the need to replace cargo.
“I think what I’ve seen from the Boeing and NASA teams and the ULA team and the International Space Station, there’s a lot of agility in the last week of dealing with these things as they come up. Which tells me we’re really ready to fly,” said Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
The countdown to launch is set to begin before dawn Saturday, as Boeing and NASA hope to introduce another way for astronauts to reach low Earth orbit from American soil. Joining SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, which has been in the game for four years.
“We will still need the ability to bring astronauts to space stations in the future. So I’m sure Boeing would like to get a stake in that business as well,” said Dr. Don Platt of Florida Tech.
But before all that, the Starliner needs to be certified to transport people. The next step in that process should be launched on Saturday at 12:25 p.m.
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