CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance are aiming for a Wednesday launch of the oft-delayed first crewed flight for the Starliner mission.
NASA confirmed on Sunday evening that the midweek launch is scheduled for 10:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
According to a news release, the ground power supply which scrubbed Saturday’s launch attempt, was fixed overnight and into Sunday.
“The chassis containing the faulty ground power unit was replaced and ULA confirmed all hardware is performing normally,” the release read in part.
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According to the release, the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions on Wednesday.
.@NASA’s @BoeingSpace Crew Flight Test mission teams are preparing to support a launch at 10:52am ET June 5.
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) June 2, 2024
The @ulalaunch team identified an issue with a single ground power supply that encountered issues during the countdown and scrubbed the June 1 launch attempt.
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Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams remain in quarantine at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Starliner has been plagued with issues. Its initial unpiloted test flight in 2019 was derailed by software problems and communications glitches. A second uncrewed test flight was generally successful, but more problems were discovered after its return to Earth, CBS reported.
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