Boeing forced to scrub first crewed Starliner launch to the space station
Boeing forced to scrub first crewed Starliner launch to the space station
The launch attempt was called off roughly two hours ahead of the planned liftoff.
The launch attempt was called off roughly two hours ahead of the planned liftoff.
NASA and Boeing were forced to stand down from an attempted launch to the International Space Station on Monday because of a last-minute issue that cropped up with a valve on the spacecraft’s rocket.
Boeing’s Starliner capsule had been scheduled to lift off at 10:34 p.m. ET from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on its first crewed test flight. NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams were on board the capsule and strapped into their seats when the launch attempt was called off, roughly two hours ahead of the planned liftoff.
A new launch date has not yet been announced.
Mission controllers declared a launch “scrub” after an anomaly was detected on an oxygen valve on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, which the Starliner capsule was to ride into orbit.
Yeah, apparently NASA are real sticklers about all the doors staying on all the time. Just ridiculous standards to expect!
Nanny state foolishness. It's just crewed spaceflight, not rocket science.
Thanks Obama.
If they build without doors at all? Simply weld in the crew with enough food. Why get out of the vessel? Space is deadly anyway.
It's not that hard. I seen the Flintstones, just have the space people put their feet out the bottom and wiggle em real fast.
Why am I not in charge of space launches? Probably people are afraid of my intellect, and massive dong.
(copium)
Move Fast and Break Things hasn't been a NASA motto since at least February 1, 2003.
Good on NASA for scrubbing the launch to keep both the astronauts and the launch team safe. That's how it's supposed to work.
Turns out, if your contractor kills enough people with their slapdash products, even go fever has its limits.
Hey, they finally followed a safety standard.
I've been saying this for years now. Boeing is going to kill NASA astronauts if they are allowed to get their way.
As much as I’d love to pile on Boeing, the article states the launch was scrubbed due to an issue with ULA’s rocket not the Boeing capsule payload.
ULA is a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed, however.
But, again, Boeing spacecraft is a very separate division than commercial aircraft.
And even if it was, it would be the right move. The last thing we want is to stop risk management because there's only 2 hours left and the door hasn't fallen off so far.
That damned door wouldn't stay shut. They might need to put a cinder block against it or something.
Or wedge it closed with an inanimate carbon rod.
"I hate to say I told you so..."
-literally everyone
The Kennedy Space Center has this flight reset for 10May2024, this Friday! Can't imagine how the astronauts feel, having the mission scrubbed whilst all strapped in, told to go home and maybe they'll shoot you into space in the next few days 😅
Knowing what happened to the Challenger after they had an oxygen valve problem, I imagine some degree of relief.
Only to go home and see news articles about Boeing whistleblowers dying.
Astronauts are trained for when a launch gets scrubbed.
Chris Hadfield (Canadain astronaut) said that they are trained to have a mind set of do not expect to launch, until the vehicle has launched.
That is a NET (no earlier then) time, not a guarenteed date.
another valve?
Yeah, apparently Sony was getting pissy that the astronauts were about to leave the planet without logging into their PSN accounts first. 🤷🏼♂️
Rockets don't have a lot of moving parts that are NOT valves of some kind.
Did they do a quick seal check?
Hopefully they don't forget to report when Max Q happens.... It's very important to explain what it is. SECO and MECO and the number 7 are also getting up there in importance for space flight.
Yeah they always explain max q lol. I've noticed that
Yes Bob, indeed, for those of you watching at home, Max Q is the name of the guy sitting at the top of the rocket holding the antenna trying to guide the....no wait, it's when the vehicle is going through the maximum aerodynamic pressure state. That's right! It's Rick, Rick Peterman holding up the antenna this morning. Back to you guys in the studio!
