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WLJ:
--- Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on April 25, 2024, 12:02:59 PM ---Missing the Boca launch of Starship.
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I assume they're not counting that one since no payload was actually put into orbit.
AZRedhawk44:
--- Quote from: WLJ on April 25, 2024, 12:06:03 PM ---I assume they're not counting that one since no payload was actually put into orbit.
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It had a paid payload. NASA's fuel transfer on orbit experiment.
Nothing was left in orbit, but the mission was paid.
WLJ:
Hoping the door doesn't blow out
ULA Atlas V Launches Starliner Crew Flight Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI1u80rw5LY
--- Quote ---The Boeing Crew Flight Test mission is the first flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft with humans onboard. The crew is composed of Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams.
Launch on May 6th at 10:34:14PM EDT (02:34:14 UTC on the 7th)
Mission: Atlas V launch with Starliner Calypso to the International Space Station
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit; 72.91-by-181.53 kilometers 51.62 degree inclination
Booster: AV-085
Configuration: N22 - No fairing, 2 solid rocket motors, and 2 RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. "Body Guard"
Capsule: Spacecraft 3 (Calypso); 1597d 14h 35min 21s turnaround
Capsule history: OFT-1
Rocket trajectory: Northeast hugging the east coast of the United States
Mission Commander: Butch Wilmore - 3rd spaceflight
Mission Pilot: Sunita Williams - 3rd spaceflight
Stats:
· ULA's 161st launch overall and its 3rd launch of the year
· Atlas V's 100th launch, 3rd launch in N22 configuration
· ULA's 75th launch from SLC-41, 83rd launch of Atlas V from SLC-41
· 3rd orbital flight of a Starliner spacecraft and 1st human spaceflight by Boeing
· This mission will bring up to 2 the total of people sent by Boeing to orbit
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WLJ:
Scrub
Issue with the upper stage. Reportedly LOX valve
WLJ:
Looks like a static fire of S30 is in the cards for today. S30 is pegged for flight test 5
Suppose to go line ~10:00
SpaceX Static Fires Ship 30 in Preparation for the Fifth Starship Flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Ialipbgw4
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