After years of delays, recent issues with a valve on the ULA Centaur upper stage and a helium leak on Boeing Starliner, it’s finally time for another go at the first crewed flight of Starliner!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-06-01, 16:25:40 |
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| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-06-01, 12:25:40 (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=aEi5boWupRk |
| ULA | |
| Boeing | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W-Xp4GkuyU |
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gml290-pLQ |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxPahOMOTmw |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwbf56JxpcA |
| Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez3bQSz_rLM |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4hpr43mpho |
| 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
Minor issue with the suit fans seems to have been resolved.
Starliner is on internal power. Crew access arm has retracted.