Oversize load? Nah. That's a Mighty size #AtlasV!The Atlas that will launch Barry Wilmore, Michael Fincke, and Nicole Aunapu Mann on #Starliner's Crewed Flight Test (CFT) is here at the Cape! This mission is planned for liftoff as early as this year.
Business end.
QuoteThe Dual Engine Centaur, wrapped in a protective shipping cover, is rolling off the #ULARocketShip. The upper stage will help launch the Crew Flight Test (#CFT) of @BoeingSpace's #Starliner spacecraft for NASA's @Commercial_Crew Program.
The Dual Engine Centaur, wrapped in a protective shipping cover, is rolling off the #ULARocketShip. The upper stage will help launch the Crew Flight Test (#CFT) of @BoeingSpace's #Starliner spacecraft for NASA's @Commercial_Crew Program.
This rocket, known as AV-085, will write a new chapter in human spaceflight by launching the first crewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 06/21/2021 12:45 pmQuoteThe Dual Engine Centaur, wrapped in a protective shipping cover, is rolling off the #ULARocketShip. The upper stage will help launch the Crew Flight Test (#CFT) of @BoeingSpace's #Starliner spacecraft for NASA's @Commercial_Crew Program.Aboard RocketShip, what is on the truck at image left? Ground Support Equipment (GSE)?
Last week NASA said if "Starliner’s second uncrewed mission meets all necessary objectives, NASA and Boeing will look for opportunities toward the end of this year to fly Starliner’s first crewed mission." A good source says that is optimistic, and 2Q-3Q of 2022 is more likely.
business quarters. so late spring, summer, or fall.
NASA is also talking about a Crew Flight Test launch (first crewed Starliner flight) as soon as the end of this year, but officials declined to offer a more specific no-earlier-than date.
NASA’s Joel Montalbano says Soyuz/commercial crew seat barter agreement negotiations between NASA and Roscosmos are underway and moving positively.
Quote from: Lars-J on 06/07/2021 10:23 pmQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/07/2021 09:49 pmWhat is the approximate minimum time needed between Atlas V launches from SLC-41?...It looks like roughly a month is the shortest previous window between two SLC-41 launches...AV-069 November 19, 2016AV-071 December 18, 201629 days
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/07/2021 09:49 pmWhat is the approximate minimum time needed between Atlas V launches from SLC-41?...It looks like roughly a month is the shortest previous window between two SLC-41 launches...
What is the approximate minimum time needed between Atlas V launches from SLC-41?
Atlas V Eastern Range:July 30 Starliner OFT-2early September STP-3October 16 to November 5 LucyNET mid-November GSSAP-5 & 6NET mid-December GOES-T
Quote from: Jeff FoustNASA is also talking about a Crew Flight Test launch (first crewed Starliner flight) as soon as the end of this year, but officials declined to offer a more specific no-earlier-than date.
NOAA’s GOES-T Launch Now Targeting Jan. 8, 2022Linda Herridge Posted on July 30, 2021NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are now targeting Jan. 8, 2022, for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) mission. The launch was previously planned for Dec. 7, 2021. NASA, NOAA, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) coordinated the new target date to optimize launch schedules for missions flying from Space Launch Complex-41.<snip>GOES-T will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket. The two-hour launch window will open at 4:33 p.m. EST. This launch is being managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program.<snip>https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2021/07/30/noaas-goes-t-launch-now-targeting-jan-8-2022/
Atlas V and Vulcan Eastern Range [SLC-41]:October 16 LucyDecember 4 STP-3January 2022 GSSAP-5 & 6February 16, 2022 GOES-TMarch 2022 SILENTBARKERNET May 2022/H1/midyear OFT-2H1 2022 SBIRS GEO-6Midyear Peregrine
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: 1st crewed flight likely ~6 months after OFT-2, depending on post-flight analysis.
RocketShip: Latest run from factory supports three launchesFebruary 25, 2022A Delta IV Heavy booster, an Atlas first stage and a Centaur upper stage were among the items delivered by RocketShip. Photo by United Launch AllianceHardware for three important missions to the nation arrived at Cape Canaveral this week from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket factory aboard the R/S RocketShip for upcoming Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy launches.The ship departed the dock in Decatur, Alabama, on Feb. 14 for the week-long transit to the launch site. Arrival at the Port Canaveral wharf occurred on Feb. 23 and offloading was completed by Feb. 24.This voyage of RocketShip delivered the Atlas V first stage and Centaur upper stage designated to launch the sixth Space Base Infrared Systems (SBIRS) GEO missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force, the Launch Vehicle Adapter (LVA) for the Atlas V launch of the Crew Flight Test (CFT) of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station, and the starboard common booster core (CBC-S) and Delta Cryogenic Second Stage (DCSS) for a Delta IV Heavy launch in service to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).All of the flight hardware was transported within the payload bay of the uniquely configured roll-on/roll-off cargo ship. The elements were safely moved to ULA facilities on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for pre-flight processing.<snip>The LVA for the CFT mission serves as the interface to connect the Centaur upper stage with the Starliner spacecraft during launch. Both stages of the rocket were delivered to the launch site last year. CFT will be the first Starliner launch to carry astronauts to the space station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.<snip>The R/S RocketShip has been ferrying Delta IV stages to the Florida and California launch sites for more than 20 years. It also began transporting Atlas V rockets in 2011. The vessel carried its first Vulcan Centaur flight hardware, the Pathfinder Tanking Test (PTT) booster, last year.https://blog.ulalaunch.com/blog/rocketship-latest-run-from-factory-supports-three-launches
https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1526607162025328642QuoteJanet Petro, director of KSC, showed this slide of 2022 key milestones at a Space Transportation Association event.It shows Artemis 1’s launch no earlier than August.Astra’s three launches of NASA’s TROPICS CubeSats are TBD as Astra is “working through some issues,” she said.
Janet Petro, director of KSC, showed this slide of 2022 key milestones at a Space Transportation Association event.It shows Artemis 1’s launch no earlier than August.Astra’s three launches of NASA’s TROPICS CubeSats are TBD as Astra is “working through some issues,” she said.
Confirmation of no schedule change yet for CFT launch; TBD, could be end of year:Quote from: scr00chy on 05/17/2022 06:38 pmhttps://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1526607162025328642QuoteJanet Petro, director of KSC, showed this slide of 2022 key milestones at a Space Transportation Association event.It shows Artemis 1’s launch no earlier than August.Astra’s three launches of NASA’s TROPICS CubeSats are TBD as Astra is “working through some issues,” she said.
Well, let's see what the post-flight analysis for OFT-2 concludes and when CFT will fly!
