https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2021/12/13/boeing-to-move-up-service-modules-for-commercial-crew-flight-tests/QuoteNASA, Boeing, United Launch Alliance and the Eastern Range continue to assess potential launch windows for OFT-2. As part of the standard process for requesting a launch slot on ULA’s manifest in the first half of 2022, Boeing has agreed to an open window in May, pending spacecraft readiness and space station availability. Potential launch windows for CFT are under review.
NASA, Boeing, United Launch Alliance and the Eastern Range continue to assess potential launch windows for OFT-2. As part of the standard process for requesting a launch slot on ULA’s manifest in the first half of 2022, Boeing has agreed to an open window in May, pending spacecraft readiness and space station availability. Potential launch windows for CFT are under review.
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NAC/CCP notes: Boeing's OFT-2 flight now planned for May (sources say target date is ~5/20); vehicle will use service module originally slated for the 1st crewed flight test with mitigation to prevent valve corrosion.
Atlas V and Vulcan Eastern Range [SLC-41]:March 1 GOES-TApril WFOVMay 20 OFT-2H1 (NET late June) SBIRS GEO-6
for its May 20th 2022 attempt. The docking duration is based on both test objectives and vehicle consumables, and is currently planned to be 3 to 5 days. Boeing/NASA will assess an needs to extend the duration of this mission based on weather or safety concerns. The program has assigned White Sands Space Harbor (WSSH) as the primary landing site, and Dugway as a backup site.
This STA is being sought for the OFT-2 launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 41. This launch is part of certifying that the Atlas V rocket and the Boeing Starliner capsule are ready to carry commercial crew to the ISS. During this launch, the vehicle will be using our standard S-Band telemetry transmitter and our standard S-Band GPS transmitter. The launch is currently planned for May 20, 2022. Start of launch vehicle testing, which includes open loop RF transmissions, can begin as early as May 1, 2022. The nominal mission profile has the Centaur second stage performing a controlled re-entry and ocean splashdown approximately 2,287 seconds after liftoff.
FacebookUnited Launch Alliance The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket carrying the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has been delayed due to a customer request. We will continue to work with SSC to determine USSF-12’s next launch opportunity.ULA’s next launch is the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for Boeing and NASA planned for May.
Quote from: Jim on 03/09/2022 01:26 pmFacebookUnited Launch Alliance The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket carrying the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has been delayed due to a customer request. We will continue to work with SSC to determine USSF-12’s next launch opportunity.ULA’s next launch is the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for Boeing and NASA planned for May.Too bad that can't just move up OFT-2 since there is a rocket opening. Something something docking schedules and other stuff. Dang reality!
Quote from: deadman1204 on 03/09/2022 02:10 pmQuote from: Jim on 03/09/2022 01:26 pmFacebookUnited Launch Alliance The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket carrying the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has been delayed due to a customer request. We will continue to work with SSC to determine USSF-12’s next launch opportunity.ULA’s next launch is the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for Boeing and NASA planned for May.Too bad that can't just move up OFT-2 since there is a rocket opening. Something something docking schedules and other stuff. Dang reality!Since the launch of the USSF-12 has been delayed with no new launch date set, is it possible that NASA might move forward the launch of the OFT-2 to late April or early May?
late May TBA, in the late afternoon EDT.
With RocketShip in dry dock and Antonov aircraft unavailable (for obvious reasons), ULA used the Pegasus barge to bring OFT-2’s first stage to Cape Canaveral.
A new service module was mated to a Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew module to form a complete spacecraft on March 12, 2022, in Boeing’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Starliner will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for Boeing’s second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-cover-boeing-s-orbital-flight-test-2-mission
The next United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, flying with two solid rocket boosters, will launch the second test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the ISS on May 19 at 6:54pm EDT.
https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1514686860110581762QuoteBoeing Space @BoeingSpaceWe're targeting May 19 at 6:54 p.m. EDT for #Starliner’s OFT-2 @Commercial_Crew launch. Tune in May 3 at 11 a.m. EDT to the media teleconference with our team and @NASA to learn more about our progress. See more in this Starliner Update: https://starlinerupdates.com/starliner-oft-2-targeted-for-may-19/
Boeing Space @BoeingSpaceWe're targeting May 19 at 6:54 p.m. EDT for #Starliner’s OFT-2 @Commercial_Crew launch. Tune in May 3 at 11 a.m. EDT to the media teleconference with our team and @NASA to learn more about our progress. See more in this Starliner Update: https://starlinerupdates.com/starliner-oft-2-targeted-for-may-19/
