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NASA, Boeing, and ULA have scrubbed the launch of the Boeing Crew Flight Test to the ISS. NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) decided to scrub the launch attempt on Monday, May 6, for the Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS), citing an issue with a faulty oxygen relief valve on the ULA Atlas V rocket's Centaur second stage.
When Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lift off for the ISS on May 6, they will become the first astronauts to fly on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. But that's not their only new ride.
United Launch Alliance's new video highlight's how the Atlas V launch vehicle for Boeing's Starliner was stacked and mated to the spacecraft.
"This is a vital component in our preparations for launch."
Given all the trouble with this vehicle, God bless 'em ++++++++++ Starliner CFT Date: May 6, 2024 Time: 1034 Eastern Commander: Barry "Butch" Wilmore Pilot: Sunita "Suni" Williams (née Pandya) ++++++++++ NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Mission NASA astronauts Butch ...