The launch of the Starliner spacecraft, which was supposed to take place on the night of May 6-7 from Cape Canaveral, was postponed. The reason for this was the Atlas 5 rocket, which was supposed to put it into orbit. It is still unknown when the new start will take place now.
Delayed launch has been postponed
The long-awaited launch of the Starliner spacecraft, which was scheduled at 10:34 p.m. EDT on May 7, has been postponed. The long-awaited launch of the Starliner spacecraft, which was scheduled at 10:34 p.m. EDT on May 7, had been postponed.ned.
The reason for this was called vibrations that were detected during pre-flight training. Although the Atlas 5 rocket has been used without accidents for more than 20 years, it puts people into orbit for the first time. Therefore, the experts decided to postpone the launch.
It has not yet been announced when it will take place now. There are backup windows on May 7 and 10, so everyone is waiting for an official NASA announcement. Then it will be known when Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will finally go to the ISS.
Why is the Starliner flight important?
Everyone who has anything to do with the US space program is looking forward to the launch of the Starliner with great impatience. Long-term postponements have already made everyone doubt the ability of Boeing to create what they promised — to create a transport system capable of delivering seven astronauts to the ISS at once.
If all goes well, Williams and Wilmore will become the first people since 1968 to fly into space from the launch pad of the space force base. They will also be the first since 1963 to travel on an Atlas series rocket.
The most important thing is that NASA is finally trying to prove that the Starliner can still carry people. If everything goes well, scheduled flights to the ISS next year. Thus, the United States will have two different spacecraft to fly there.
According to www.space.com
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