DocM Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 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 Wilmore and Suni Williams, who are set to launch to the International Space Station on Monday, May 6, entered pre-flight quarantine in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission. Flight crew health stabilization is a standard process ahead of any human spaceflight mission to ensure the health and safety of the crew prior to liftoff, as well as prevent sickness of the astronauts at the space station. During quarantine, astronaut contact is limited, and most interactions are remote – although family and some launch team members also may be in quarantine or cleared before interacting with the crew. Wilmore and Williams will launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The duo will make history as the first people to fly on the Starliner spacecraft. Wilmore and Williams will quarantine at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston before traveling to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than Thursday, April 25, where they’ll remain in quarantine until launch. Meanwhile, teams also are preparing for the Flight Test Readiness Review, which will take place over the course of two days – Wednesday, April 24, and April 25. That review brings together teams from NASA, Boeing, ULA, and its international partners to verify mission readiness including all systems, facilities, and teams that will support the end-to-end test of the Starliner. Following a successful flight test, NASA will begin certifying the Starliner system for regular crew rotation missions to space station for the agency. Launch is scheduled no earlier than 10:34 p.m. EDT May 6.90https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/04/22/nasas-boeing-crew-flight-test-astronauts-enter-quarantine-for-mission/ The official crew portrait for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Left is Suni Williams, who will serve as the pilot, and to the right is Barry “Butch” Wilmore, spacecraft commander. Photo credit: NASA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test Date: May 6, 2024 Time: 1830 Eastern Commander: Barry "Butch" Wilmore Pilot: Sunita "Suni" Williams (née Pandya) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Starliner launch NASA stream Lift off: 1030 Eastern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 Scrub Valve issue anthdci and bguy_1986 1 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 (edited) No launch for at least 4 days https://spacenews.com/rocket-issue-scrubs-launch-of-starliner-crewed-test-flight/ Quote The issue was with an oxygen relief valve on the rocket’s Centaur upper stage. “The team is just not comfortable with the signatures that they’re seeing, the response out of that valve, so out of an abundance of caution, we are not going to continue with our launch operations today,” said Dillon Rice, ULA launch commentator, on NASA TV. At a press conference a couple hours after the scrub, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said the valve was buzzing at a frequency of about 40 hertz, loud enough for teams at the launch pad to hear it. Forcing the valve to close stopped the buzzing, but that process required scrubbing the launch to comply with flight rules to prohibit changes to the state of the Centaur while the crew was on board. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 (edited) I hardly know what to say... https://floridamedianow.com/2024/05/09/valvetech-urges-nasa-to-stop-second-starliner-launch-attempt/ Quote Valvetech Urges NASA to Stop Second Starliner Launch Attempt “As a valued NASA partner and as valve experts, we strongly urge them not to attempt a second launch due to the risk of a disaster occurring on the launchpad”. Valvetech President Erin Faville – Wednesday March 8th. Reminiscent of warnings by Morton Thiokal just before the Challenger disaster, Valvetech Inc. has warned at least one valve on the Boeing Starliner may be unsafe. The Atlas/Centaur upper stage valve failure during Monday’s launch attempt comes after a previous separate issue with the Service Module Propulsion system, which incorporates a valve from Boeing’s contractor, Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. It is unclear what company manufactured the valve that failed Monday. The Monday, May 6th launch of Starliner launch was scrubbed due to the faulty booster valve with less than two hours left in the countdown. In a later statement, NASA said: “After evaluating the valve history, data signatures from the launch attempt, and assessing the risks relative to continued use, the ULA team determined the valve exceeded its qualification, and mission managers agreed to remove and replace the valve.” Valvetech supplies 14 valve components to vendors for the Starliner Spacecraft. > bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted Tuesday at 23:32 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 23:32 (edited) Well.... "But from the outside it appears poor, and non-responsive. What I'm hearing is not great news, so that may explain the reticence to engage." SteveL 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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