The widely anticipated launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts was canceled and postponed shortly before liftoff, the statement said.
According to updates provided by Boeing Space, NASA and launch services provider United Launch Alliance (ULA), the outage occurred just after the first minute of the countdown for the Starliner Crew Test Flight carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams as the spacecraft prepared to lift off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. According to NASA:Boeing The event was live-streamed.
“The team has aborted today’s launch of @BoeingSpace’s #Starliner crew flight test due to an automatic ground launch sequencer shutdown.” Post by X Excerpt from NASA at 12:22 PM EDT.
NASA further explained that the cause of the outage was “because the Ground Launch Sequencer computer was not loaded into the correct operational configuration after progressing to terminal count.” statement“The ULA team is working to determine the cause.”
NASA added that the test flight is scheduled to attempt another launch on June 2 at 12:03 p.m. EDT. (Related: Boeing space flight delayed due to technical failure)
The entry process into the Starliner, ULA Atlas V rocket and launch pad system will begin immediately, and ULA AnnouncedWilmore and Williams then prepared to exit the spacecraft, according to NASA.
The launch would have marked Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner’s first crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS.) “A critical step for this program is demonstrating Starliner’s launch-to-landing capabilities. This test flight certifies that the team is NASA-certified and ready to fly long-duration missions for the agency,” he said. Boeing Starliner website.
