Jeff Foust @jeff_foustNASA announces this evening (around 9:30 pm EDT) that they will not attempt a Starliner CFT launch May 25. "…the next possible launch opportunity is still being discussed."
“While ULA will be ready to fly in mid-2024 our customer Sierra Space has requested a launch period in the beginning of September,” said Rye. “It is important for us to fly our Cert-2 mission soon since that is part of our certification program with the Space Force to fly its missions. We expect to fly Cert-2 before October 1. If our customer is not ready to fly, we have backup plans.”
NASA did not announce when the analysis might be complete or when another launch attempt might be made. Near-term launch opportunities beyond Saturday and Sunday, based on the Starliner’s ability to match the station’s orbit, are May 28, June 1 and 2 and June 5 and 6.
Dream Chaser is a lifting body design spaceplane that measures 30 feet long by 15 feet wide. The unique winged design allows it to transport cargo to and from low Earth orbit and maintain the ability to land on a runway in the style of NASA’s space shuttle. The 15-foot Shooting Star module can carry up to 7,000 pounds of cargo internally and features three unpressurized external payload mounts. The partially reusable transportation system will perform at least seven cargo missions to the space station as part of the agency’s efforts to expand commercial resupply services in low Earth orbit. Future missions may last as long as 75 days and deliver as much as 11,500 pounds of cargo.
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsA5/Starliner CFT: NASA is retargeting launch of Boeing's oft-delayed Starliner crew ship from this weekend to no earlier that 6/1, at 12:25pm EDT (1625 UTC). The delay will allow more time for data analysis and a repeat flight readiness review to better understand a small-but-persistent helium leak in the spacecraft's propellant pressurization system and its potential impact across all phases of flight. NASA plans to hold a teleconference with reporters Friday to discuss the testing to date and the path forward
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsA5/Starliner CFT: A launching on 6/1 -- the same day SpaceX may be targeting for its next Super Heavy-Starship launch from Texas -- would result in docking at the ISS on 6/2 and landing at White Sands, New Mexico, on the morning of 6/10
Saturday, June 17 a.m.—Rendezvous and docking of the ISS Progress 88 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Docking scheduled for 7:47 a.m. Stream on NASA+8:15 a.m.—Launch coverage of NASA’s Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Launch scheduled for 12:25 p.m. Continuous mission coverage will be provided on NASA TV’s Public and Media Channels through docking, hatch opening, and welcoming remarks on June 2, except during the post-launch news conference...June 2, Sunday2:13 p.m.—Docking of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station. Hatch opening and welcoming remarks by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams with the ISS Expedition 71 Crew at approx. 4 p.m.
European Space Agency @esa👩🚀👨🚀We have two new astronauts going to space! @Soph_Astro and @Raph_Astro are the first two astronauts from the ESA astronaut class of 2022 who will embark on long-duration missions to the International @Space_Station currently scheduled for 2026.https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_astronauts_Sophie_Adenot_and_Raphael_Liegeois_assigned_for_Space_Station_mission
ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois have been assigned for their first spaceflights to the International Space Station (ISS) on missions currently planned for 2026. This significant milestone was announced today by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher during the Space Council taking place in Brussels on 22 and 23 May 2024. ...With the assignment of Sophie and Raphaël, the first two astronauts from the ESA astronaut class of 2022 are set to embark on long-duration missions to the International Space Station, with Sophie scheduled to fly first, followed by Raphaël.
Sunday, June 21:50 p.m.—Docking of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station. Hatch opening and welcoming remarks by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams with the ISS Expedition 71 Crew at approx. 3:35 p.m.
It's time to say goodbye: "Progress MS-25" goes on a free voyageToday we are watching the undocking of the cargo ship and the ISS. At 11:39 Moscow time, Progress MS-25 will undock from the Poisk module after a six-month flight as part of the Russian segment.The engine is turned on for braking at 14:48 Moscow time, as a result of which the ship will enter the atmosphere and be destroyed. According to Mission Control, unburnt elements of its structure will fall in a non-navigable area of the South Pacific Ocean.
reboost underway
Burn is complete. 1.12 m/s of delta-V. Next burn is at 23:03Z.
Quote from: jcm on 05/24/2024 03:12 pmQuote from: Yellowstone10 on 05/24/2024 02:37 pmBurn is complete. 1.12 m/s of delta-V. Next burn is at 23:03Z.Do you know the burn duration?I don't, but there were "one minute to burn" and "burn complete" callouts from MCC-Houston on the ISS YouTube livestream.Edit - replaying the stream, the elapsed time between those two calls was 21 minutes and 45 seconds, so depending on how timely the calls were, we're looking at approximately 20 minutes and 45 seconds burn duration....
Quote from: Yellowstone10 on 05/24/2024 02:37 pmBurn is complete. 1.12 m/s of delta-V. Next burn is at 23:03Z.Do you know the burn duration?
Based on the final decision of the expert committee, after many decades, Hungary will send Tibor Kapu into space, while the reserve astronaut will be Gyula Cserényi, who will carry out the final phase of training, the Foreign Minister announced on Monday.Péter Szijjártó said that Bertalan Farkas became the first Hungarian astronaut 44 years ago, and that the next Hungarian mission is now imminent, as the government has launched a national research space program to improve scientific and industrial developments and achievements. He noted that the Hungarian space industry is among the advanced national industries based on decades of experience and tradition, and the tests will greatly help the development of high-tech sectors with high added value, such as health sciences.
EMUs in the airlock are 3003 and 3004
MOSCOW, May 28. /TASS/. Unburned structural elements of the Progress MS-25 space freighter that undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) to vacate its place for the next resupply ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos reported on Tuesday."Today the Progress MS-25 cargo craft that had operated at the ISS for about six months deorbited, reentered the atmosphere and disintegrated. According to data of the Flight Control Center of the Central Machine-Building Research Institute (part of the State Corporation Roscosmos), the spacecraft’s unburned structural elements fell down into a non-navigable area in the southern Pacific Ocean," the Roscosmos press office said in a statement.The Progress MS-25 space freighter arrived at the orbital outpost on December 3, 2023, delivering over 2.5 tons of cargo.The Progress MS-25 cargo craft vacated its docking port for the Progress MS-27 resupply ship scheduled to blast off from the Baikonur cosmodrome on May 30 and dock with the ISS on June 1.
Cygnus NG-20 ISS Reboost: Today, the Cygnus NG-20 vehicle performed two reboosts of the ISS, increasing the velocity by a total of 2.26 m/s. Due to the altitude of the ISS there are still small traces of atmosphere that slow down the ISS. These reboosts allow the ISS to maintain its orbit and set up phasing conditions for 88P launch tentatively scheduled for launch on May 30th.
https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1796546824402333843QuoteMeteorologists from @SpaceForceDOD indicate a 90 percent chance of meeting the launch weather rules for #AtlasV and the #Starliner #CFT mission on Saturday. Liftoff time from Cape Canaveral is 12:25:40pmEDT (1625:40 UTC).https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-starliner-cft
Meteorologists from @SpaceForceDOD indicate a 90 percent chance of meeting the launch weather rules for #AtlasV and the #Starliner #CFT mission on Saturday. Liftoff time from Cape Canaveral is 12:25:40pmEDT (1625:40 UTC).https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-starliner-cft
