On Could 18, 2022, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roll out from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at House Launch Advanced-41 on Cape Canaveral House Power Station in Florida. Credit score: NASA/Kim Shiflett
On Wednesday morning, Could 18, 2022, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket rolled out of the ULA Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at House Launch Advanced-41 on Cape Canaveral House Power Station in Florida forward of the uncrewed launch of NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Take a look at-2 (OFT-2) to the Worldwide House Station. Liftoff is scheduled for six:54 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Could 19.
For a launch Thursday, meteorologists with the U.S. House Power forty fifth Climate Squadron proceed to foretell a 70% probability of favorable climate. The first climate issues for launch day are the cumulus and anvil cloud guidelines violations through the instantaneous launch window.
NASA affiliate administrator Bob Cabana, Kennedy House Heart Director Janet Petro, affiliate administrator for NASA House Operations Mission Directorate, Kathryn Lueders, and NASA astronauts, Suni Williams, Mike Fincke, Barry “Butch” Wilmore take part in a media briefing forward of NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Take a look at-2 (OFT-2) on Could 18, 2022. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from House Launch Advanced-41 at Cape Canaveral House Power Station on a mission to dock with the house station. The uncrewed OFT-2 would be the Starliner’s second flight take a look at for NASA’s Business Crew Program. Credit score: NASA/Michelle Stone
NASA leaders supplied updates on OFT-2 throughout a briefing (see video above). Members included:
- Bob Cabana, NASA affiliate administrator
- Janet Petro, director, NASA’s Kennedy House Heart
- Kathryn Lueders, affiliate administrator, House Operations Mission Directorate at NASA
- NASA astronaut Suni Williams
- NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore
- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke
On Could 18, 2022, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at House Launch Advanced-41 on Cape Canaveral House Power Station in Florida. Starliner will launch on the Atlas V for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Take a look at (OFT-2) for NASA’s Business Crew Program at 6:54 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Could 19. OFT-2 is a crucial uncrewed flight take a look at designed to check the end-to-end capabilities of the system to assist the company certify Starliner to hold astronauts to and from the Worldwide House Station. Credit score: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA TV will cowl the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking actions. Mission protection is as follows (all instances Japanese):
Thursday, Could 19
6 p.m. – NASA TV launch protection begins for a focused 6:54 p.m. liftoff. NASA TV could have steady protection by way of Starliner orbital insertion.
9 p.m. (roughly) – Postlaunch information convention on NASA TV
Friday, Could 20
3:30 p.m. – NASA TV rendezvous and docking protection begins.
7:10 p.m. (roughly) – Docking
Friday, Could 21
11:30 a.m. – NASA TV hatch opening protection begins
11:45 a.m. – (roughly) Hatch opening and welcoming remarks
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