Monday, May 6, 2024

Calypso Will Have to Wait Till At Least Friday, May 10, to Fly Butch and Suni to the ISS...

United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket was fully-fueled for the first launch attempt of the Crew Flight Test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's SLC-41 in Florida...on May 6, 2024.
United Launch Alliance

First Launch Attempt for Starliner Crew Flight Test Scrubbed (News Release)

Flight teams standing down due to valve issue on upper stage of launch vehicle.

United Launch Alliance (ULA), with concurrence from Boeing and NASA, scrubbed the launch a little more than two hours ahead of the originally-scheduled liftoff time of the CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test on Monday, May 6. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams safely exited Starliner and returned to crew quarters, following the decision to stand down from launch for the day.

The scrub was recommended after launch control teams detected anomalous behavior by the pressure regulation valve in the liquid oxygen tank of the Centaur upper stage of the ULA Atlas V launch vehicle. Engineers are analyzing the data to fully understand the issue and determine any corrective actions.

Mission managers will convene to decide next steps and potential timing for another launch attempt.

Click here to watch a news conference with representatives from NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance discussing the scrub in more detail.

Source: StarlinerUpdates.com

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After exiting Kennedy Space Center's Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams greet well-wishers prior to heading out to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's SLC-41 for the first launch attempt of the Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station...on May 6, 2024.
NASA / Kim Shiflett
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