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NOW TRY TO FLY THIS WEDNESDAY FROM THE NOSE. AFTER TWO CLEARANCES, THE PRESSURE IS ON TO SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE THIS NEW WAY FOR ASTRONAUTS TO TRAVEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, THIS WEEK’S SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH IS PERFECT FOR NASA’S SUMMER SCHEDULE. HOLD. HOLD, HOLD. ABOUT T -350 UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE SAYS THEY HAVE RESOLVED THE COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT ABANDONED SATURDAY’S LAUNCH ATTEMPT. IN A POST IN THE EX, CHIEF DIRECTOR TORRY BRUNO SAYS REPAIRS TO THE GROUND LAUNCH SYSTEM ARE COMPLETED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE SATURDAY, BRUNO EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE THREE COMPUTERS WORKING TOGETHER IN THE LAST MOMENTS BEFORE LAUNCH . ONE OF THEM DID NOT WORK WELL ENOUGH. ULA NOW SAYS THEY DO. THIS IS THE LATEST FAILURE FOR THE STARLINER. MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AFTER SPACE X, THE FIRST ATTEMPT IN MAY WAS SCRAPED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ROCKET VALVE THAT HANDLED THE FUEL. A HELIUM LEAK WAS ALSO DISCOVERED WITHIN THE STARLINER ITSELF. THESE ISSUES HAVE ALSO BEEN FIXED. IF THE LAUNCH DOES NOT HAPPEN THIS WEEK, CHANGES WILL HAVE TO BE MADE INSIDE THE ROCKET. IF THAT HAPPENS, NASA’S SCHEDULE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WILL BE IN TROUBLE, SAYS ERIC BERGER OF ARS TECHNICA. YEAH, I THINK IT DEFINITELY DOES BECAUSE AT THIS POINT YOU’LL NEED TO TAKE THE ROCK AND SPACESHIP BACK TO THE HANGAR TO CHANGE SOME OF THE LEASES AND THE FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM. AND THAT PUSHES THE LAUNCH TO JUNE. BURGER SAYS END OF JUNE WILL CHANGE NASA’S PLANS FOR SPACEWALK AND VISITS FROM OTHER VEHICLES IN ES. THE ATLAS FIVE ROCKET HAS A STELLAR REPUTATION WITHIN THE MISSILE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 100 FLIGHTS SURE RECORD. BERGER SAYS. THIS FLIGHT SHOULD SHOW THE SPACECRAFT NOW THAT THE ROCKET FAILURES ARE CASTING A SHADOW ON THE MISSION AND I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO BE PRETTY, PRETTY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE REASON FOR THE TWO SCRUBBERS THAT NOW DELAYED THE LAUNCH BY ONE MONTH, IT IS OBTAINED TO THE ATLAS FIVE MISSILE. I THINK IT REALLY RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT BOEING’S LONG TERM PRESENCE IN HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT. UM, AND PROBABLY THE STARLINER SPACECRAFT AS WELL, ADDING WEIGHT TO A NEW SPACECRAFT SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH THIS WEEK. WESH TWO WILL BE THERE LIVE FOR ALL MOMENTS UNTIL AND DURING THE HISTORIC LAUNCH OF THIS NEW SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH TIME NOW SET FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING

NASA and Boeing set new date for Starliner crew flight test

Updated: 5:53 PM EDT June 3, 2024

NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance have set a new launch date for the Starliner Crew Flight Test after another scrub this weekend. The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is now scheduled to launch at 10:52 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5. NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sonny Williams will be aboard the Starliner for its flight to the International Space Station and back. The latest launch attempt was aborted on Saturday, May 31 after a piece of ground support equipment failed just minutes before launch. ULA said their crews worked through the night to identify the problem and were able to replace a faulty power system in their ground operations computers. ULA said the system is now operating normally after a number of functionality checks. The June 5 launch attempt has a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions, according to the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron. Another launch opportunity is available at 10:29am on Thursday, June 6, if needed.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –

NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance have set a new date for the launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test after another bump this weekend.

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is now scheduled to lift off at 10:52 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5. NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sonny Williams will be aboard the Starliner for its flight to the International Space Station and back.

The latest launch attempt was aborted on Saturday, May 31 after a piece of ground support equipment failed just minutes before launch. ULA said their crews worked through the night to identify the problem and were able to replace a faulty power system in their ground operations computers.

ULA said the system is now operating normally after a number of functional checks.

The June 5 launch attempt has a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions, according to the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron.

Another launch opportunity is available at 10:29am on Thursday 6 June if required.