(CNN) — Two NASA astronauts had reached the final hours before a long-awaited launch attempt aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, the first crewed mission of the new spacecraft. But the mission was scrubbed about two hours before the countdown clock hit zero because of an issue with a valve on the Atlas V rocket, a workhorse vehicle...
Boeing’s Starliner capsule, the first crewed mission of the new spacecraft, was scrubbed Monday about two hours before the countdown clock hit zero because of an issue with a valve on the Atlas V rocket.Astronauts could be seen getting off Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 6, after a technical issue caused the launch to be scrubbed.
Launch officials do not yet know when they will make a second attempt to get Starliner off the ground, though they’re now targeting“Good things are worth waiting for, and we’ll get a chance to see that rocket and spacecraft off the pad here soon,” said NASA’s associate administrator for space operations Ken Bowersox during a news briefing Monday night. “We still have to gather more data. We don’t have a definitive plan for you yet — that will come as soon as we can provide it.
Some buzzing is OK, but too much could cause the valve to fail, Bruno said. And now engineers need to determine whether the component opened and closed enough to cause concern. This mission, dubbed the Crew Flight Test, could be the final major milestone before NASA deems Boeing’s spacecraft ready for routine operations as part of the federal agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The Starliner would join SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in NASA’s push to collaborate with private industry partners, expanding the United States’ options for ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station.
This would mark only the sixth maiden voyage of a crewed spacecraft in US history, Nelson noted: “It started with Mercury, then with Gemini, then with Apollo, the space shuttle, then Dragon — and now Starliner.”If all goes according to plan after launch, the spacecraft — carrying the astronauts — will break away from the Atlas V rocket after reaching orbit and begin firing its own engines. The Starliner will then spend more than 24 hours gradually making its way to the space station.
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