[SCRUB] ULA Atlas V Launches Starliner Crew Flight Test

The Boeing Crew Flight Test mission is the first flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft with humans onboard. The crew is composed of Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams.
Launch on May 6th at 10:34:14PM EDT (02:34:14 UTC on the 7th)
Mission: Atlas V launch with Starliner Calypso to the International Space Station
Launch location: Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit; 72.91-by-181.53 kilometers 51.62 degree inclination
Booster: AV-085
Configuration: N22 - No fairing, 2 solid rocket motors, and 2 RL10 engines on the Centaur upper stage. "Body Guard"
Capsule: Spacecraft 3 (Calypso); 1597d 14h 35min 21s turnaround
Capsule history: OFT-1
Rocket trajectory: Northeast hugging the east coast of the United States
Mission Commander: Butch Wilmore - 3rd spaceflight
Mission Pilot: Sunita Williams - 3rd spaceflight
Stats:
· ULA's 161st launch overall and its 3rd launch of the year
· Atlas V's 100th launch, 3rd launch in N22 configuration
· ULA's 75th launch from SLC-41, 83rd launch of Atlas V from SLC-41
· 3rd orbital flight of a Starliner spacecraft and 1st human spaceflight by Boeing
· This mission will bring up to 2 the total of people sent by Boeing to orbit
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[@verdigo5892]

Somehow when I tuned out 6 hours ago I knew I wouldn't miss anything.

[@PLiVX]

Why are they even doing a test with a manned capsule ? Like who's idea is it, to test something out without any precise DATA to send people either in low orbit or outer space ? And something I don't get is why don't they use the Falcon 9 instead of Atlas V ? Is it some kind of private entreprise vs Governement type of thing ?

[@anthonymiller7992]

​@PLiVX your a little behind. They did an unmanned launch some time ago but had to fix a few things and made a few modifications. If I remember correctly it could not dock to the space station among other things. Thats why it took so long for a crew launch

[@PLiVX]

@@anthonymiller7992 so needless to say that those modifications need to be tested but why are they doing it with astronauts in it ? I'm thinking Boeing really love to kill people for nothing.

[@Dr.Cosmar]

same %95 go earlier, still can't launch.

[@MightyUnlikely]

Same here. I'm just tuned-out for this program. LOVE the idea of more human-populated spacecraft but, Boeing SMH. I don't "blame them" (after all SPACE IS HARD) but seriously, Boeing SMH. This program seems to be example of how NOT to do future programs.

[@snorman1911]

SpaceX crew dragon looks like a luxury vehicle inside, Starliner looks like a factory break room.

[@NealeUpstone]

My first impression of seeing the hatch was "Oh.. that looks tight". Eric Berger did a piece recently on all the delays to Starliner which is worth reading. When you think that SpaceX were the "new kids", and had a smaller budget, they really knocked it out of the park with Dragon 2!

[@sumbiz00]

And still using paper check lists

[@flips300021]

Ha ha! Prob due to lack of funding. It's a historical fact between Nasa and Boeing. Look it up. But safety is still paramount. None the less. PS. I don't know why these and the other competition even bother. SpaceX. All the way! They win, hands down! IMO.

[@johnny_fatz]

What happened? Door fell off Starliner?

[@odysseusrex5908]

Valve glitch in the launch vehicle. Later on, they were talking about a problem with one of the SRBs. Not ULA's greatest performance. I am beginning to believe this mission is cursed though. Did somebody kick somebody's pet goat out of a test or something?

[@jerryhajek1291]

Better to be checking on the parts than to be picking them up when scattered about.....always another day that way.... ;)

[@_ShaDynasty]

See you in 2 years Starliner

[@iandennis1]

Thank you for the coverage. Hope for better luck on the next attempt

[@wilbotiberiusbaggins2694]

Hiya there NSF; stayed up; no nap; watched; till 1.20am UK time; loved doing that; loved the chat company x

[@JackABeyer]

❤

[@recoilrob324]

What? ULA scrubbed the Starliner flight? Who could EVER have seen this coming? (hint: Everyone)

[@odysseusrex5908]

Actually, a problem with the launcher was about the last thing anybody expected.

[@recoilrob324]

@@odysseusrex5908 Really? Remember this is ULA...and they're famous for finding a way to delay.

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@recoilrob324 Oh? Care to give some examples? Their rockets have been flying with extreme reliability for nearly twenty years. To what purpose would they delay this launch?

[@rgloria40]

@@odysseusrex5908 Bullshit. NASA stated the problem was a valve. The thing is NASA spoke person stated they cycled the valve and it work after the Astronauts disembarked. Valve getting stuck is a common problem which Space X, Blue Origin and even Sierra Nevada have put as a priority due to extensive documentation from NASA. No excuses. Training of new people or fake people with fake degrees being hired. I am think of fake military experience in engineering....but qualification would weed out the stupid.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Better a *_SCRUB_* than a *_KABOOM._*

[@odysseusrex5908]

True dat. This mission is cursed though.

[@MrX-zz2vk]

Better a Scrub than a RUD. Especially with a crewed flight.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@MrX-zz2vk>>> Agreed.

[@mercerconsulting9728]

I expected it to be scrubbed. Disappointing, but not surprising.

[@odysseusrex5908]

Sure, but were you expecting the problem to be with ULA's launch vehicle? Who had that on their bingo card?

[@mercerconsulting9728]

@@odysseusrex5908 actually, I WAS thinking that something might go wrong with the rocket this time; it's turning out to be par for the course around this vehicle.

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@mercerconsulting9728 I wasn't. I was thinking that surely, surely, this time the stars would be aligned. What could possibly go wrong, again, after four years of futility? What the hell does Edsel Murphy have against this mission anyway? Did somebody kick his goat out of Boeing's offices?

[@edgartorbert819]

Nice of Sawyer to counsel the Canadian astronaut assigned to Artemis 2 instead of rushing home to feed Jake

[@SBHink]

Worked in South Vandenberg in the 80's where a Atlas launch failed and came down pretty quickly near SLC3. I remember you could see a star pattern of no growth the whole time I worked there. I was security police and did security on and around the launches for 4yrs. MOS the last year and a half.

[@JackABeyer]

That is so cool

[@Julian-1111]

Boeing ain’t Goeing ?

[@odysseusrex5908]

ULA

[@StevePemberton2]

The scrub was because of a very minor issue and was scrubbed because of an extremely conservative flight rule. According to Tory Bruno they are very familiar with the chattering that the valve was exhibiting. He said it happens under certain rare conditions but it is completely safe, the only issue is if it goes on for too long it could exceed the lifetime cycle limits for the valve. Stopping the chattering during the count is normally easy, simply cycle the valve open and closed, which they would have done if this was a satellite launch. But their flight rules for human launches prohibits doing anything different than normal fuel loading procedures, no matter how benign, so they scrubbed.

[@jefftoons]

Another Boeing Whistleblower bites the dust.

[@marcusg2703]

SpaceX would have sent a man up there with a Hammer !!

[@thomaswilliamson298]

Boeing's perfect record of [fart noise] continues.

[@odysseusrex5908]

Has nothing to do with Boeing. Problem was in the launcher.

[@JRod-in8hg]

The commentary is so exciting. When they said the convoy was going in a different direction, I just about pooped my pants. When the Julia came back on the mic, I fainted for a minute or two 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@socorro713]

Sounds like an Astronaut.

[@ophthojooeileyecirclehisha4917]

tthank you so mych

[@aquilaarroyo6077]

Just get SpaceX to launch it they could have sent it 5 times already.

[@beaker4809]

TRUTH lmao

[@tronziebit]

Bingo! And half the taxpayers dollars. This is so stupid. We need to stop this waste of money.

[@movedtoSFS]

@@tronziebitno

[@mercerconsulting9728]

Maybe Russia decided that they want their RD180 engine back. They'll need to get some Raptors installed ASAP.

[@JRod-in8hg]

OH MY GOD!!!!! THEY ARE USING COMM TONES!!!! Excuse me while I freak out😵‍💫😵‍💫😱😱

[@ZapperGazer]

Trying to ignore your superpower always turns in on harder, Mapman.

[@Ditto9003]

Safety is #1 always!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marcwolf60]

Avoid Starliner.....

[@worldtoday9972]

this is where spacex stands out because even the convoy is made of cool model x cars with falcon doors-elon elon elon

[@StevePemberton2]

I don't mind the van they are using, but the giant advertisement plastered on the side was really, really cheesy. If there is an opposite of "coolness" that was it. But on the positive side, between launches the van can be used for promotional appearances at shopping centers.

[@socialyclueless]

SpaceX scrubbed on it first demo astronaut launch

[@odysseusrex5908]

True, but this mission is now four years overdue. I swear it's cursed.

[@Veptis]

The wait continues...

[@sarahmcgrathmcgrath6850]

Oh OK 👍

[@ktaylor9095]

man, Boeing really needs to get better at checking the bolts in those door plugs.

[@odysseusrex5908]

Problem was with ULA's lunch vehicle,

[@TomNook.]

What is the ULA made of.. Boeing.

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@TomNook. No, Boeing is part owner of ULA, nd the Atlas V was developed by the other owner, Lockheed-Martin.

[@reactions4u438]

scrubs are so common place now, this is no surprise. Better safe than sorry

[@KEB129]

A few years ago certain politicians only wanted one launch provider, and that should be Boeing - not both space X and Boeing, to save money!! Then NASA would still have to rely on Russia today!

[@user-4in4nxDonaldRennie]

There's no Pittsburg in Canada that I know of, but there is one in California. It's in the Bay Area 2nd to last stop on the BART yellow line, before Antioch.

[@marcusg2703]

Getting Shuttle vibes here. Want to watch a Launch? Better book the whole week!

[@mattgreven7615]

why the police escort? Aren't they on a closed base already? what's the point?

[@clnrrr]

Will this thing ever going to fly? Im usually a very positive person, but I highly doubt that this thing will ever fly at this point

[@cosmicyeti6804]

Color me shocked!

[@dkaufman57]

At this rate a manned Boeing Starliner might make it to the moon by 2050.

[@TheScottShepard]

I hope not. Starliner is only supposed to go to the International Space Station.

[@Logan4661]

​@@TheScottShepardIf it's going to visit the ISS, they better pick up the pace or they'll have to change the name to Sealiner.

[@dkaufman57]

@@TheScottShepardHence the key word “a” manned star liner. Meaning a future launch.

[@robadams5799]

I was a major shuttle geek Back In The Day, but even I didn't tune in three hours early for a launch.

[@ariadnelecoutre9453]

And the saga continues ...

[@morganjefford]

At this rate Elon will get his Starship up LOL

[@morry19965]

He will have a colony on Mars before this thing launches :-)

[@morganjefford]

I would not want to fly on Starliner. You know all those workers are looking at Starship in awe and becoming very disgruntled.@@morry19965

[@Platlin]

I just got lucky. Watched the recorded version, so I just scrolled it, as soon as I hit the part where something was wrong and thev had an audible I knew it would scrub. Scrolled to the end and sure enough. 5 minutes wasted instead of hours.

[@vedastuschacha1069]

❤❤❤❤

[@albinblocker4435]

Is there tention of anamosity between nasa and space x?

[@joshuaguenin9507]

no, nasa just wants more than one provider

[@Baobab01]

Real ScrubLiner😄

[@movedtoSFS]

dont blame starliner blane ula

[@CouldbeUrDad]

2:19:18 moment of scrub

[@johaarjacobs3052]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid :-)

[@sumbiz00]

Couldn’t believe the commander was using a paper check list.

[@getone007]

Scrub for tonight

[@firstlast9504]

The next launch attempt for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is targeted for May 10, 2024, as the earliest possible date following a delay due to an issue with ULA's Atlas V rocket on May 6, 2024.

[@landgsmith]

Shocking

[@MrCPPG]

Granny you have a very nice home. I appreciate your time tested wisdom. Such a refreshing breath of fresh air in this crazy world. Yes, this old bachelor has cookbooks and I cook for myself too. Subbed.

[@vichotimothy1436]

"Safety is a priority here at Boeing" Me: yeahhh well they are not wrong

[@harrikeinonen7576]

Boeing and valves. A match made in hell.😢

[@odysseusrex5908]

Boeing had nothing to do with it. The Atlas V wasn't even developed by Boeing, but by Lockheed-Martin.

[@dennissimo7546]

What's one more day ? You mean years

[@PowerScissor]

I live with 3 long haired people, and the amount of hair that ends up around the vacuum beater bar every week is truly breathtaking. I wonder how that's dealt with in space...the air filtration must get a bunch...but they have to just float by people's faces every now and then also.

[@nickcabiness7964]

Why did it Scrub?

[@dennissimo7546]

Did you expect otherwise?

[@snorman1911]

Sadly, I expected a big earth-shattering kaboom.

[@odysseusrex5908]

Problem with an oxygen valve in the Centaur upper stage.

[@KevinNguyen1]

Scrubbed 😢

[@bunkerrocketworks3190]

It would be quicker to have the ISS come down to meet Starliner

[@lloydbyrd3191]

Looks like most tax payers don't support Boeing 🤣

[@sparkmanuk]

I have a spare bottle of washing up liquid, if that what Boeing are looking for to make it work.

[@Lappillainen]

Looks like the 1st humans to fly this thing are in kindergarden now

[@JohanMsWorld]

Scrub?

[@albinblocker4435]

Sure are a lot of sily chating

[@non-human3072]

Guess who supplied ULA with the faulty value.... Boeing

[@merryhohoschlegel]

Scrub the whole starliner program! My taxes can do better with Space X. I think the people of the USA who pay taxes should be pissed and stop this program!

[@odysseusrex5908]

We're not paying any more for it. It's a fixed price contract.

[@rjswas]

@@odysseusrex5908 Yeah, it makes me laugh when guys like this moan about their taxes, but don't know what they are talking about, if they just scrap it, then that is money totally gone to waste as it is already spent, may as well see what happens now.

[@michaelharmon5991]

@@odysseusrex5908 We already paid double up front. While SpaceX got half the money and already carried 7 crews.

[@betabilly]

Oops. They mistook the "Garbage & Junk" bin for the "Recycle" bin

[@sarahmcgrathmcgrath6850]

Are they not going to rocket yet 🤔

[@Mordanuss]

You need to always ask for consent before rocketing anyone. This time the rocket said no thank you.

[@derekmillar5407]

I hope the crews that will ride on this thing have all their insurance and other financial affairs up to date for their families.

[@dennissimo7546]

" The thousands that support you?" You mean the taxpayers ?

[@treasurerFinleyASC]

Who said that? If it was the commentators, they are with NASASpaceflight, a private media company with no affiliation to NASA or the US government. ULA is a private consortium, but I guess that they would be getting some sort of government money. Anyway, I'm in Australia so my tax dollars don't get affected at all.

[@TheGalacticIndian]

Here we go again. Boeing is delaying its first-ever manned launch because of a valve problem. We've been over this before, right? Next up: trouble with the parachute. Incidentally, no wonder we're having problems with the Atlas V rocket, since it's manufactured by - you guessed it - Boeing🤷‍♂

[@furyiv]

Why don't they stick it on a falcon and get it over with

[@thesunexpress]

What's with all the military on-site? Is FloridaMan™ really that much of a concern??

[@robert8]

Everybody just zip it at least to when the announcements are made, can't hear a thing when you guys are mumbling in between.

[@santinolluchperez5148]

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥buaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa😢

[@jamessmith5021]

Stop comparing everything just do what your gonna do and let people make up their mind and stop talking so much

[@andrewdancer8520]

Fiasco yet again. The amateur guys in the Nevada desert built better looking ships than this. It’s like the kings new clothes for the leadership at NASA.

[@stevenrofe6195]

SUNY was annoyed with her helmet not staying back & uncomfortable in chair. Perhaps they can remedy before next launch.

[@firstlast9504]

Looks like they've never sat in those chairs with those suits on. Another process test failure for Boeing.

[@HombreDeLaNorte]

It’s not like it’s a total surprise. Billions and billions squandered in this futile effort. Take that money and support the private sector leaders in space research and exploration. This is like polishing a turd.

[@killerdoritoWA]

Boeing Scrubliner.

[@odysseusrex5908]

Problem is in ULA's launch rocket.

[@socorro713]

What a waste of money.

[@movedtoSFS]

your a waste of money

[@larrylamb5462]

what is this costing the taxpayers?

[@eskieman3948]

Tree fitty. Yep, about Tree fitty.

[@CouldbeUrDad]

Best use of tax payer money imo

[@odysseusrex5908]

Nothing, it's a fixed price contract.

[@larrylamb5462]

@@CouldbeUrDad all technology that has been discovered/invented by NASA is given to corporations to profit from, instead of holding the patents and selling the tech to pay for their programs., unlike your former medical experts, like Fauci,

[@RXTRUX1]

Starliner, anoter make-work government project.

[@brianjones5718]

Scrub as expected... Boeing / ULA 🙄

[@movedtoSFS]

actually boeing dosent even own ULA

[@mikesmith3438]

Musk fan girls just hoping for a disaster.

[@justrelaxing1501]

All that money Boeing got and this is the crap they produce?!!! Man I want a refund!

[@rosemontterrace3469]

Boeing sucks anyways

[@odysseusrex5908]

What does that have to do with ULA's rocket designed by Lockheed-Martin?

[@markkirby1131]

SRUB??? SHOCKER!!!