At long last, the first crewed flight of Starliner!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-05-07, 02:34 |
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| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-05-06, 22:34 (EDT) |
| Docking scheduled for (UTC) | |
| Mission | Boeing Crewed Flight Test |
| Launch site | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas V N22 |
| Starliner | SC3-2 (Calypso) |
| Commander | Barry “Butch” Wilmore 🇺🇸 |
| Pilot | Sunita Williams 🇺🇸 |
| Mission success criteria | Successful launch and docking to the ISS |
Livestreams
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| NASA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb3qcR2tUQs |
| ULA | |
| Boeing | |
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oed2KpyJUmo |
| Spaceflight Now | |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI1u80rw5LY |
| Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez3bQSz_rLM |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYomtTVvKXg |
| The Space Devs |
Launch statistics
☑️ 1st crewed flight of Starliner, 3rd flight overall
☑️ 1st Atlas V launch this year, 100th overall
☑️ 3rd ULA launch this year, 161st overall
Mission Details 🚀
The crew must be extreme nervous with the string of failures coming from Boeing right now.
Better check those door plugs 3 times.
Launch scrubbed for the day. Crew egress under way.
Edit: ULA states that a problem was identified with an oxygen relief valve on the Centaur upper stage.
Darn. I hope it’s a quick fix and we don’t have to deal with weeks of doomerism.
ULA countdown has started: https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1787501279268225400
Weather looking good: https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1787522868537852147
In the first briefing of the countdown, the launch weather team tells mission managers that the forecast for launch of #AtlasV and #Starliner #CFT remains at a 95 percent chance of acceptable conditions for liftoff tonight at 10:34pmEDT (0234 UTC). http://bit.ly/av_cft
All systems remain go: https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1787535388946399639
All systems remain “go” here at #AtlasV launch control and at Space Launch Complex-41 as we count down to tonight’s #Starliner #CFT liftoff at 10:34pmEDT (0234 UTC).
Learn more about today’s unique schedule in our blog: https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/cft-a-preview-of-launch-day-activities
Atlas V and Starliner rolled out to SLC-41 on Saturday.
