NASA and Boeing postpone Starliner’s first crewed flight once more

It’s anticipated that the launch of the Atlas V rocket with the spacecraft might happen on Could 21 at 23:43 Moscow time. The launch, beforehand scheduled for Could 17, was postponed as a result of have to eradicate a liquid helium leak within the spacecraft’s service module.

The day earlier than, NASA assured that the try and launch Starliner with a crew to the Worldwide House Station (ISS) would happen no sooner than Could 10. The launch, initially scheduled for Could 6, was canceled as a consequence of issues with the strain management valve within the liquid oxygen tank of the second stage of the Atlas V rocket.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams can be on board Starliner’s first crewed flight to the ISS. Crew members will take a look at the flexibility to manually management the spacecraft when docking with the station and maneuvering throughout the return journey to Earth. The astronauts’ flight will final eight days. A profitable mission will enable Starliner to be licensed for normal crew flights to the ISS.

The ship launched twice and not using a crew – on December 20, 2019 and Could 19, 2022. Within the first case, the docking of the ship with the ISS was canceled, within the second, the Starliner and not using a crew efficiently docked to the station.