Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for May 6 astronaut launch

[Huxter]

https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-cleared-launch-crew-flight-test

10:34 pm EDT on May 6th. This is a crewed flight - Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. Good luck all!

 

[cls]

Two of our best astronauts, best of the best of the best, come back safely and gently.

 

[Hobie1dog]

 

[aerostadt]

Sounds like Star Liner is tonight at the time stated in Post #1.

https://spaceflightnow.com/

 

[Tractionengines]

Coverage on NSF YouTube channel is live... crew heading to the Astrovan2 for ride to launchpad.

 

[aerostadt]

 

[kuririn]

Scrubbed for today.
Oxygen relief valve reading off nominal.

 

[Tractionengines]

Thanks for posting reason. Was getting kids ready and into bed. Missed why they scrubbed.

 

[aerostadt]

Disappointing

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-starliner-launch-space-station-crew/

 

[MClark]

My wife is at Disney and was out waiting for the launch.
Maybe tomorrow.

 

[jrains]

Was looking forward to the compare/contrast of a Starliner/Atlas 5 vs. Crew Dragon/Falcon 9 launch from Florida's Gulf Coast. Alas, we're out of here tomorrow and will have put more miles between us and Florida then ULA. Sad.

 

[kuririn]

New launch date targeted for Friday, May 10.

 

[OzHybrid]

New launch date targeted for Friday, May 10.

What year?

 

[mh9162013]

What year?

Quoted, for posterity.

 

[OzHybrid]

Quoted, for posterity.

You worried it might get altered by the Boeing Hit Squad....

 

[rharshberger]

You worried it might get altered by the Boeing Hit Squad....

Given Boeing's track record...a door might fall off in flight or something....

 

[kuririn]

Starliner launch delayed again. They need to roll the vehicle back into the Integration Building and replace the faulty valve. Now targeting May 17 at the earliest.

 

[Art Upton]

Why was this faulty valve not discovered during Shake Down Testing?