In the first briefing of the countdown, the launch weather team tells mission managers that the forecast for launch of #AtlasV and #Starliner#CFT remains at a 95 percent chance of acceptable conditions for liftoff tonight at 10:34pmEDT (0234 UTC). bit.ly/av_cft
All systems remain “go” here at #AtlasV launch control and at Space Launch Complex-41 as we count down to tonight’s #Starliner#CFT liftoff at 10:34pmEDT (0234 UTC).
NASA blog post:
NASA, Boeing Move into Next Phases of Flight Test Prep
"NASA and Boeing teams are preparing for a flight test no earlier than mid-April in which the Starliner spacecraft will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station."
ULA - Boeing Starliner CFT
Atlas V N22 from CCSFS LC-41
With SpX-30 Cargo Dragon having vacated the Harmony module zenith port and returned to Earth, this morning the Crew-8 Crew Dragon relocated from the Harmony module forward port to the zenith port. This frees up the forward port for the CFT Starliner.
NASA blog post:
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Makes Room for Boeing Starliner at Space Station
ULA - Boeing Starliner CFT
Atlas V N22 from CCSFS LC-41
ULA: "The joint ULA, @BoeingSpace and @Commercial_Crew team completed all of today's planned activities for rollout day and powered down the #AtlasV rocket. The next event will be starting the countdown Monday morning."
🛰️🧑🏼🚀 La NASA et Boeing annoncent que le premier vol habité du #Starliner aura lieu en avril 2024 en raison des rotations d'équipages et des approvisionnements par les cargos.
Le test des parachutes avec des lignes renforcées sera effectué en début d'année. #CFT
The project "seeks to ease the policy and regulatory compliance burden by automating compliance procedures, providing real-time #transaction#monitoring and increasing transparency and visibility around country-specific policies" #AML#CFT
Starliner CFT Launch Thread! (First crewed flight of Boeing Starliner capsule)
At long last, the first crewed flight of Starliner!...