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skrishna, 6 days ago to space

So far everything is going very smoothly. Which I am honestly not surprised by. This is a known launch vehicle (as opposed to SLS for the Artemis I launch) and they have tested and retested every inch of this spacecraft.

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skrishna, 6 days ago to space

Butch Wilmore is in the capsule. There have been a few comments on the live feed about a strange sound, but it appears to be diminishing.

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Butch in the capsule

skrishna, 6 days ago to space

They’ve arrived at the launch pad!! The flight crew has entered the elevator.

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Suni, Butch, the Astrovan, and the launch vehicle on the left
Suni and Butch getting into the elevator

skrishna, 6 days ago to random

I have a special guest helping me cover this launch

skrishna, 6 days ago to space

Butch and Suni are now getting into the Astrovan to head to the launch pad.

Over the feed, Blue Team (who will help the astronauts into the capsule) confirmed the hatch is open.

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Astronauts getting into the Astrovan
The Astrovan

skrishna, 6 days ago to space

We are go to proceed with hatch operations and crew entry -- Which means they're going to get in the spacecraft soon

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skrishna, 6 days ago (edited 6 days ago) to space

All three cryo tanks on the Atlas V have been topped off to flight level. Astrovan trip to the launch pad around 7:15 pm ET. No issues being reported.

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skrishna, 6 days ago to space

The two astronauts are currently going through pressurization tests

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skrishna, 6 days ago to space

Live coverage of Boeing Starliner's crewed flight test has started! Commander Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to launch to the ISS today at 10:34 PM ET

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb3qcR2tUQs

skrishna, 7 days ago to space

Boeing Starliner is scheduled to launch its first crewed test today, May 6, at 10:34 PM ET. I'll be live posting over here about it throughout the day and up to launch!

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skrishna, 9 days ago to space

Weather for Boeing Starliner’s May 6 launch looks very favorable:

95% chance of good weather at the launch site

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skrishna, 9 days ago to space

Newsletter version is here!!! It’s long, but I think it’s a good overview of Boeing Starliner’s history:

https://www.adastraspace.com/p/boeing-starliner-crewed-flight-test-what-to-know

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skrishna, 9 days ago to random

HEYYYYY
https://astrodon.social/@spacetelescope/112377349469200086

skrishna, 10 days ago to space

Boeing Starliner is scheduled for its first crewed launch on May 6. The history of this spacecraft is MESSY — here’s the full story on why it’s seven years late.

Newsletter edition goes out tomorrow morning, sign up: adastraspace.com

#space #science #spaceflight #boeing #nasa

https://youtu.be/J7QCmvVo3nY

skrishna, 10 days ago to space

NASA astronauts on the ISS are relocating their Crew Dragon spacecraft to a different docking port to make sure that the forward facing docking port is open for next week's Boeing Starliner mission.

(I dive into why this is necessary in my video for this week, newsletter will go out Friday morning: https://www.adastraspace.com)

#space #science

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWnlKp_HfdM