Mission control are addressing 3 helium leaks detected on #Boeing#Starliner crewship on route to #ISS. Deemed safe for crew and mission continuing to rendezvous as planned so far.
A helium leak originally delayed the first crewed launch by several weeks.
"Starliner" zu erstem bemannten Testflug aufgebrochen
Nach jahrelangen Verzögerungen ist die "Starliner"-Raumkapsel des US-Konzerns Boeing erstmals mit Menschen ins All gestartet. Die Rakete hob vom Weltraumbahnhof Cape Canaveral ab und ist auf dem Weg zur ISS.
ULA - Boeing Starliner CFT
Atlas V N22 from CCSFS LC-41
ULA: "Butch and Suni, your rocket is on the launch pad! The #AtlasV just completed its rollout in final preparation for Saturday's mission to launch @BoeingSpace's #Starliner#CFT mission for @NASA's @Commercial_Crew program."
ULA - Boeing Starliner CFT
Atlas V N22 from CCSFS LC-41
Note: I am going to do an abbreviated version of my standard Saturday morning computer systems maintenance, so I may not be online to post when any particular webcast goes live.
ULA - Boeing Starliner CFT
Atlas V N22 from CCSFS LC-41
NASA: "NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) scrubbed today’s launch opportunity due to the computer ground launch sequencer not loading into the correct operational configuration after proceeding into terminal count. The ULA team is working to understand the cause."