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ЦитироватьATLAS V TO LAUNCH STARLINER

• Rocket: Atlas V
• Mission: Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, Orbital Flight Test
• Launch Date: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
• Launch Time: Under Review
• Launch Location: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

Mission Information: A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will deliver the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to a 98 nautical mile (nmi) sub-orbital trajectory on its Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station. After Starliner separation from Atlas V, Starliner engines will burn taking it the rest of the way to orbit and on to the International Space Station.

Launch Notes: The Starliner Orbital Flight Test will be the 81st launch of the Atlas V and will mark ULA's 136th mission.

Launch Updates: To keep up to speed with updates, dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321 or join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, (https://www.facebook.com/ulalaunch) twitter.com/ulalaunch  (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch)and instagram.com/ulalaunch (https://instagram.com/ulalaunch); hashtags #AtlasV #Starliner

Go Atlas! Go Centaur! Go Starliner!

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ULA's Atlas V rocket is a workhorse for the U.S. military, intelligence community and scientific researchers. Developed as a modular vehicle, each Atlas V is tailored to the needs of its passenger by adding as many as five side-mounted solid rocket boosters for increased lift performance and a variety of available payload fairings in various diameters and lengths to protect satellites during atmospheric ascent. The high-energy Centaur upper stage, which has been used to send spacecraft to every planet in our solar system, is incorporated into Atlas V to deliver the payloads to their intended destinations.

ULA's will fly the Atlas V rocket with a kerosene-fueled common core booster, two solid rocket boosters and the hydrogen-fueled dual-engine Centaur upper stage.

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NASA Invites Media to Boeing Orbital Flight Test Launch for Commercial Crew

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This illustration shows Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. The spacecraft is being prepared for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station Dec. 17, 2019, as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Media accreditation is open for Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html), as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html).

The launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is targeted for Dec. 17 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida.

The flight test will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the Atlas V rocket, Starliner spacecraft, and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, and landing operations. The data will be used as part of NASA's process of certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.

Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at neighboring NASA's Kennedy Space Center and CCAFS.

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NASA's Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry through a public-private partnership to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011. The goal of the program is safe, reliable and cost-effective human space transportation to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit, which could allow for additional research time and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity's testbed for exploration.

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Last Updated: Oct. 24, 2019
Editor: Karen Northon

ЦитироватьDec. 17  Atlas 5 • CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test

Launch time: Approx. 1245 GMT (7:45 a.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-080, will launch Boeing's first CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on an unpiloted Orbital Test Flight to the International Space Station. The capsule will dock with the space station, then return to Earth to landing in the Western United States after an orbital shakedown cruise ahead of a two-person Crew Test Flight. The rocket will fly in a vehicle configuration with two solid rocket boosters and a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Aug. 27, 2018. Delayed from January, April, Aug. 17 and September. [Oct. 9]

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And the status of the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test, scheduled for Dec. 17 launch.

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ЦитироватьATLAS V LVOS UNDERWAY FOR FIRST STARLINER LAUNCH

Nov. 4, 2019 -- It is known as LVOS, a day that is celebrated in the life of every rocket destined to launch into space.


Today at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, this special occasion is occurring for United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket that will launch Boeing's first CST-100 Starliner capsule on its historic Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station in December.

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The OFT booster arrives at the VIF. Photo: United Launch Alliance

Rocket engineers are fond of speaking in acronyms, but common folks can appreciate this event as the Launch Vehicle on Stand (LVOS) day, a milestone that officially begins the launch campaign and signals another mission is right around the corner.


The name is a blend of phrases fr om our heritage combined at United Launch Alliance. The Atlas program called this event Booster on Stand (BOS) while the Delta program used Vehicle on Stand (VOS). Now it is simply LVOS.

To accomplish LVOS for the Atlas V today, the common core booster first stage is being moved from the holding bay at the Atlas Spaceflight Operation Center (ASOC) and hauled horizontally by semi-truck nearly four miles to the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) wh ere it will be hoisted upright for placement aboard the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP).

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At the Vertical Integration Facility, crews have attached the lifting cranes to the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) first stage in preparation for hoisting the rocket aboard its Mobile Launch Platform. This delicate work is in preparation to launch #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) on its Orbital Flight Test.
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#AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) is going vertical right now at Cape Canaveral, a key milestone on the path to launch the first #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) to the International Space Station. NASA's @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) program will restore the capability of sending American astronauts into space from U.S. soil. @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace)

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The Atlas 5 first stage for first Starliner orbital flight test is being hoisted upright now at the Vertical Integration Facility at launch pad 41.

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Operations continue at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 41 to assemble the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket that will carry the Boeing Starliner on its first orbital test flight next month.

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The #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) first stage is being maneuvered by the heavy-duty crane into the Vertical Integration Facility for alignment and placement aboard the Mobile Launch Platform. Once the rocket is fully assembled, that platform will transport #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) and #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) to the pad for launch.

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It's known as #LVOS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/LVOS?src=hash), a day celebrated in the life of every rocket destined to launch into space. Today at Cape Canaveral, this occasion occurred for the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) that will launch @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace)'s first #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) spacecraft on its Orbital Flight Test.

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ЦитироватьThe Atlas V first stage is hoisted aboard the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP)

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The Atlas V first stage is hoisted aboard the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) at the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to begin preparations to launch the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its Orbital Flight Test for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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United Launch Alliance is installing the first of two solid-fueled boosters on the Atlas 5 rocket this morning at Cape Canaveral. The Atlas 5 is set for launch no earlier than Dec. 17 on an unpiloted test flight of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule. https://spaceflightnow.com  (https://t.co/JnIoA3IeyF)

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ЦитироватьULA begins stacking unique Atlas 5 rocket for Starliner test flight
November 6, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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Ground crews hoisted the first stage of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket vertical atop its mobile launch platform Monday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, in preparation for a scheduled Dec. 17 launch with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Credit: United Launch Alliance

The stacking of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket this week at Cape Canaveral signals the start of a busy six-week campaign to ready ULA's trusty workhorse launcher for its debut in a new human-rated configuration in mid-December.

"There are certainly some unique and very exciting things about this particular vehicle," said Caleb Weiss, ULA's mission manager for the Starliner program.

The "firsts" for the Atlas 5's next launch include the rocket's first flight without a payload fairing, and the first use of a dual-engine Centaur upper stage on the Atlas 5. The Atlas 5 has flown 80 times to date, amassing a flawless success record carrying U.S. military, NASA and commercial payloads into orbit.

But launching astronauts comes with its own set of requirements, including new computers to monitor the rocket's performance, and if required, trigger an abort to ensure the crew can escape the launcher in an emergency.

"Electrically, one of the unique things about this mission is that the launch vehicle and spacecraft are going to be talking to each other," Weiss said in a recent interview. "We normally don't have that. They will be sharing data throughout (the) flight."

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The Atlas 5 rocket's first stage arrived at the Vertical Integration Facility early Monday for stacking atop its mobile launch platform. The crew access tower at pad 41 is seen in the background. Credit: United Launch Alliance

The Starliner spacecraft, developed by Boeing under a $4.2 billion commercial crew contract with NASA, will be the heaviest payload ever launched by an Atlas 5 rocket.

"I think it is absolutely more complex (than a typical ULA mission), and the reason is that, even though the mechanical interface may seem simple because it's a bolted ring interface, to get to that bolted ring interface took a lot of design work and analysis to make sure that it could handle the flight loads," Weiss told Spaceflight Now in an interview. "The aero skirt obviously has all the aerodynamic analysis behind it, and it also has doors in the bottom that will open in the event of an abort. That way, the abort engines have a place to vent so you don't build up pressure in that cavity in an abort. So there's certainly a lot of capability that's built in just to the structure."

ULA ground crews raised the Atlas 5's first stage upright after sunrise Monday, and a crane carefully positioned the rocket on top of a mobile platform inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad.

The milestone event, known as Launch Vehicle On Stand in ULA's parlance, kicks off final assembly of the Atlas 5 rocket that will launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew capsule on its first space mission. The Starliner's Orbital Flight Test, or OFT, is scheduled for liftoff Dec. 17 on an unpiloted demonstration of the ship before astronauts fly on the next Starliner spacecraft in 2020.

The Starliner spacecraft will fly in autopilot mode to the International Space Station for a week-long mission to assess the ship's readiness for crewed flights. At the end of the mission, the capsule will undock and return to Earth for landing under parachutes — and cushioned by airbags — at one of several possible locations in the Western United States.

Boeing's preferred landing site for the test flight is at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

The Atlas 5's 107-foot-long (32-meter) bronze first stage is powered by a Russian-made RD-180 engine that burns kerosene and liquid oxygen. On launch day, ULA will load 25,000 gallons of RP-1 kerosene fuel and 49,000 gallons of liquid oxygen into the first stage.

ULA plans to install two Aerojet Rocketdyne solid rocket boosters to the Atlas 5 core stage later this week, then lift the rocket's Centaur upper stage atop the vehicle. Late last year, technicians mated the Centaur to the Atlas 5's interstage adapter, which connects the Centaur with the first stage, and the launch vehicle adapter, the structural interface between the rocket and the Starliner crew capsule.

The Centaur, along with the adapters, will be raised at the end of the week on top of the Atlas 5 first stage in a single piece to complete the initial build-up of the launcher inside the VIF at pad 41.

Then comes a series of initial checkouts of the Atlas 5 rocket systems before Boeing's Starliner spacecraft arrives at the launch pad in mid-November.

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The Atlas 5 rocket's first stage was raised vertical Monday to kick off the launch campaign for the Orbital Flight Test of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule. Credit: United Launch Alliance

In mid-November, Boeing's team will roll the Starliner spacecraft out of its factory, a former space shuttle hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a few miles fr om the Atlas 5 launch pad.

With the addition of the Starliner capsule, the Atlas 5 rocket will stand 172 feet (52 meters) tall. That's somewhat shorter than other Atlas 5 configurations, which fly with bulbous payload shrouds to shield satellites during the first few minutes of flight through the thick lower atmosphere.

The Starliner, with its thermal protection coating, does not require a payload fairing during launch.

This week, teams are loading several tons of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellant into the Starliner spacecraft inside a special fueling area inside the Boeing-run factory adjacent to Kennedy's towering Vehicle Assembly Building.

Boeing technicians connected the two components of the Starliner spacecraft — the crew module and the service module — last month in preparation for the OFT mission.

After installing the Starliner on the Atlas 5, ULA and Boeing will roll the fully-assembled rocket to pad 41 for a full-up countdown rehearsal. The rocket will ride its mobile platform on rail tracks for the 1,800-foot (550-meter) trip to the pad.

The Integrated Day-of-Launch Test, or IDOLT, is a major exercise for ULA and Boeing ground teams.

The test "will give us the opportunity to deploy the crew access arm and verify all the access tower and arm interfaces with the spacecraft," Weiss said. "We will fully tank the vehicle, and we will have people out there at the pad that will be simulating day launch operations, just like they will be for a real launch day.

"So they will be in the white room, they'll open up the hatch of the Starliner," he said. "They will practice going in and out, loading cargo, configuring Starliner for flight. So it'll be a really good end-to-end system checkout of all the launch vehicle and spacecraft systems working together, as well as the people who are executing the operations."

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Artist's concept of an Atlas 5 rocket with the Starliner spacecraft on top. Credit: Boeing

ULA constructed the crew access tower at pad 41 in preparation for Starliner launches. Near the top, a crew access arm provides astronauts with a walkway to board the crew capsule, with a "white room" to connect with the Starliner's hatch.

Significant changes to the Atlas 5 rocket for crew missions include the Emergency Detection System, a computer that will track key parameters in flight, and command an abort if necessary.

The Atlas 5 carries two EDS processing units for redundancy. The rocket only needs one computer during launch.

The EDS processing units, based on the Atlas 5's fight-proven INCA computer, will be "monitoring multiple measurements, thousands of times per second, up and down the rocket to look for anything that may appear off-nominal," Weiss said. "And those boxes would be the ones to tell the spacecraft to abort if it ever detected something across the threshold."

The EDS computers are located near the top of the Centaur upper stage. Data fed into the computers include "things like rates on the vehicle, accelerations, certain pressures, just various instrumentation across the vehicle that we chose as the critical measurements that could tell us if the vehicle is not performing nominally," Weiss said.

Starliner's unpiloted OFT mission will not have an active abort system. The capsule will be fitted with abort engines used during ground qualification testing, and engineers will evaluate the EDS computers' performance to ensure proper settings for crewed missions.

On missions with astronauts, the Starliner crew could also manually issue an abort command using a handle inside the cockpit.

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The dual-engine Centaur stage assigned to the CST-100 Starliner's first Orbital Flight Test is pictured inside ULA's factory in Decatur, Alabama. Credit: United Launch Alliance

The Atlas 5's first launch with the Starliner spacecraft will also be the first to employ a Centaur upper stage with two Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 engines. The dual-engine Centaur stage previously flew more than 100 times on earlier Atlas rocket variants, most recently in 2004.

"That extra engine does provide the additional thrust to lift that heavy payload to LEO (low Earth orbit," Weiss said. "It also lets us also let this fly as shallower trajectory, which is more favorable if we had to ever have an abort with the crew on there. So that additional trust lets us design the trajectory in a way that is that optimizes the safety of the crew."

The RL10 engines will consume super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, cumulatively generating nearly 45,000 pounds of thrust.

ULA and Boeing developed a design fix in 2016 to address aerodynamic problems discovered during wind tunnel testing. A 70-inch-long (1.8-meter) aeroskirt extension is installed on top of the Centaur upper stage, where it will be positioned against the bottom of the Starliner spacecraft during launch.,

"We did have quite a bit of analysis that was done early on in the program, wind tunnel testing, and what that showed us was that really get optimal stability on the vehicle, we wanted to extend the aerodynamic surface of the spacecraft further aft and that's where we came up with the 70-inch aeroskirt, "Weiss said. "So once we incorporated that change, we went back and did additional wind tunnel testing, and all that came back with an improvement — you can improve the aerodynamics and improve the stability, overall stability of the vehicle."

The aeroskirt will jettison fr om the rocket shortly after the Centaur ignites its RL10 engines around five minutes after liftoff, around the same time a payload fairing separates during a standard Atlas 5 launch.

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Technicians prepare Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for fueling before its first unpiloted space mission. Credit: Boeing

The demands of a crew mission also forced ULA's launch team to adjust the Atlas 5's countdown.

The Atlas 5 countdown typically lasts nearly seven hours for a satellite launch. For Starliner missions, the countdown will run nearly 11 hours.

Assuming the OFT launch date remains set for Dec. 17, the Atlas 5 will roll out to pad 41 on Dec. 15 to allow ground teams to configure the rocket for the countdown and sync their schedules for the launch.

For a Dec. 17 launch, the Atlas 5's liftoff time will be approximately 7:45 a.m. EST (1245 GMT). The launch time is determined by space station's orbit, and moves around 20 to 25 minutes earlier each day.

Fueling of the Atlas 5's first stage and Centaur upper stage with cryogenic propellants will commence around six hours prior to liftoff. A built-in countdown hold at T-minus 4 minutes, which normally lasts 15 minutes, will extend for four hours, a change to give the astronauts time to board the spacecraft.

"We will count down all the way to T-minus 4 minutes," Weiss said. "The vehicle is, at the point, wh ere it is ready to launch, we're about to enter terminal count, and then we'll hold four hours. That point is made to make sure that we are safe and stable, that we've done everything on the rocket to get it into flight condition. We're not having to do any other switch flipping or changes in configurations.

"We really want to be in that that flight condition when the crew goes out there because that's the safest," Weiss said. "That gives us time to review all the data, and ensure that we're going to let the crew go out there only after the vehicle is verified safe."

SpaceX, NASA's other commercial crew contractor, will strap astronauts into the Crew Dragon capsule before fueling of the ship's Falcon 9 booster. SpaceX argues its plan, known as "load and go," is safer because ground teams will not be at the launch pad with the rocket fueled for liftoff, and the Dragon crew could escape from the Falcon 9 using the capsule's abort engines in case of an emergency.

Boeing's plan for strapping the crew into the Starliner spaceship mirrors the way NASA boarded astronauts during the Apollo and space shuttle programs.

A "blue team" comprised of fewer than 10 Boeing and ULA employees will help the astronauts into the Starliner spacecraft during countdowns for crewed missions. The team's job will be similar to the closeout crew from the Apollo and shuttle eras.

During the OFT countdown in December, the blue team will travel to the launch pad and run through their launch day procedures during the four-hour countdown hold, just as they would if astronauts were flying, according to Weiss.

The blue team will close the Starliner hatch and evacuate the pad before the resumption of the countdown. The crew access arm will retract from the Starliner spacecraft less than 10 minutes before liftoff, Weiss said.

Then the countdown clock will start ticking again at T-minus 4 minutes, and the Atlas 5 will switch to internal power, pressurize its propellant tanks, and prepare for ignition of its RD-180 main engine.

For Starliner flights to the space station, the Atlas 5 will vector its engine nozzles to head northeast from Cape Canaveral, paralleling the U.S. East Coast. The flight path will align the Starliner's ground track with that of the space station.

The Atlas 5's two strap-on solid rocket boosters will burn out around 90 seconds into the mission, then release to call into the Atlantic Ocean.

The RD-180 engine will throttle back late in its four-and-a-half minute burn to lim it acceleration loads on the Starliner — and its crew — to no more than 3.5 Gs.

The first stage will switch off its RD-180 engine and jettison around four-and-a-half minutes after liftoff, allowing the Centaur upper stage to fire its RL10 engines to accelerate the Starliner spacecraft to near-orbital velocity.

According to ULA, the Atlas 5 will release the Starliner spacecraft on a 112-mile-high (181-kilometer) suborbital trajectory, just shy of the velocity needed to enter a stable orbit around Earth. After separating from the rocket, the Starliner's own engines, mounted on the ship's service module, will boost the spacecraft into orbit to begin the trek to the International Space Station.

The suborbital trajectory is unusual for a satellite launch, but it is similar to the technique used by the space shuttle. The shuttle's three main engines, fed by cryogenic propellants from an external fuel tank, accelerated the orbiter into space, reaching a velocity just short of that required to enter orbit.

After jettisoning the expendable external tank, the shuttles fired their in-space maneuvering engines around a half-hour after launch to enter orbit. Otherwise, the shuttles would have cut short their missions and re-entered the atmosphere.

The Starliner will follow a similar launch profile on the OFT mission, and on the subsequent crewed flights.

"The Atlas 5 is flying a very unique trajectory for us," said Josh Barrett, a Boeing spokesperson. "ULA usually flies the Atlas 5 on a steep trajectory to use the powerful booster engine and any added solids to gain as much altitude as quickly as possible before leveling off and then letting the incredibly efficient Centaur push the rest of the way to the desired orbit.

"With Starliner, the Atlas 5 is flying a much flatter and throttled back trajectory for two main reasons," Barrett said in response to questions from Spaceflight Now. "The first is if we abort on a steep trajectory, we would have the potential to bounce off the atmosphere, so this trajectory allows a safe abort at every point through ascent. The second is it helps keep g-loading on crew members to a minimum on ascent."

Boeing demonstrated the Starliner's abort system in a critical test Monday in New Mexico. Engineers are investigating why one of the capsule's three main parachutes did not deploy as intended, but Boeing says the chute issue is not expected to impact plans to launch the OFT mission in December.

"All the elements are clearly coming together," said Chris Ferguson, a Boeing astronaut and former space shuttle commander who will fly on the Starliner's Crew Flight Test next year. "In the meantime, we're building up Spacecraft 2, which will be the one that will be the Crew Flight Test article."

Ferguson will be joined on the Crew Flight Test by NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann. The astronauts will spend up to six months on the space station.

Assuming a successful Crew Flight Test, NASA will certify the Starliner to begin regular crew rotation missions to the station later next year. SpaceX is performing a similar series of tests, having completed a pad abort test in 2015 and an unpiloted demonstration flight — similar to Boeing's OFT — in March.

"We have got a lot of moving parts right now with various teams all over the country pulling together to make this all happen, and get humans back into space from the East Coast of Florida very soon," Ferguson said Monday.

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We're excited to share the preliminary results of #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)'s Nov. 4 Pad Abort Test. Boeing Commercial Crew VP and Program Manager John Mulholland and NASA @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) Program Manager Kathy Lueders are participating in a media telecom. Here's what they are saying:


1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1192510830631378944)

The November 4th pad abort test of our CST-100 #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) was a success. The propulsion and flight and guidance systems each performed to plan, as did the separation of the service module, heat shield, and base heat shield.

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1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1192510960323506176)

The parachute system also successfully worked to land the spacecraft safely and without damage.


1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1192514098329792519)

At this time, we continue progressing toward our Dec. 17 target OFT launch date. Following a successful mission, we will proceed with a crewed flight test in 2020.

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1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1192514276650606592)

We're committed to providing #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) the same level of excellence and reliability that we have delivered for more than 60 years of space transportation. Nothing less is acceptable.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1192602623242846210)

Boeing's team at KSC began fueling the first space station-bound Starliner spacecraft this week, the final major step before the capsule's rollout to the launch pad later this month.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg)Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1192783090265051137)

Preparing to lift and stack Centaur. Weather is good so far. No lightning, gentle breeze. Everybody think calming thoughts.
#OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1192818140213841920)

This morning at Cape Canaveral, United Launch Alliance is hoisting a dual-engine Centaur upper stage atop an Atlas 5 rocket that will send Boeing's Starliner spacecraft toward orbit next month its first spaceflight. See our Atlas 5 & Starliner coverage: https://spaceflightnow.com  (https://t.co/JnIoA3IeyF)

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ЦитироватьSpaceflight Now‏  @SpaceflightNow    11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1192818140213841920)

This morning at Cape Canaveral, United Launch Alliance is hoisting a dual-engine Centaur upper stage atop an Atlas 5 rocket that will send Boeing's Starliner spacecraft toward orbit next month its first spaceflight. See our Atlas 5 & Starliner coverage:  https://spaceflightnow.com (https://t.co/JnIoA3IeyF)

 

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1192866171508416512)

#AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) is assembled to launch Boeing's #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) on its historic Orbital Flight Test to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station). Today, the interstage, Dual Engine Centaur and Launch Vehicle Adapter were mounted atop the first stage to complete rocket stacking.

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ЦитироватьATLAS V STACKED TO RECEIVE STARLINER CAPSULE

Nov. 8, 2019 -- The stages and boosters have been joined together to form the Atlas V rocket that will launch the inaugural flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

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Stacking operations were completed today inside United Launch Alliance's Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

The work began Monday, Nov. 4 when the first stage was hoisted aboard the Mobile Launch Platform. The twin solid rocket boosters were attached on Wednesday, Nov. 6 and Thursday, Nov. 7 to opposite sides of the stage.

The OVI structure, which consists of the interstage, Dual Engine Centaur upper stage and Launch Vehicle Adapter, was lifted atop the first stage this morning to finish the initial buildup of the vehicle.

Applying power to the rocket, testing of the flight controls, checks of the engine steering profiles and a Combined Systems Test will occur over the next week to verify Atlas V is ready to flight.

That will clear the way for delivery of the Starliner capsule from Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at the Kennedy Space Center to the nearby VIF at Space Launch Complex-41 for mating to the Atlas V in mid-November.

Launch remains targeted for Dec. 17.

Atlas V will propel Starliner off the pad at the exact moment the space station's orbital plane crosses over Space Launch Complex-41. The main engine and solids generate 1.6 million pounds of thrust to power the 172-foot-tall, 979,223-pound rocket skyward.

Starliner is headed for the International Space Station for its uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

ЦитироватьAB57 написал:
если там Dual Centaur upper stage, то разве это Atlas 551? 5      = 5-метровый обтекатель  5    = 5 ускорителей    2  = 2 двигателя на Центавре

ЦитироватьAB57 написал:
если там Dual Centaur upper stage, то разве это Atlas 551?
5      = 5-метровый обтекатель
5    = 5 ускорителей
2  = 2 двигателя на Центавре

ЦитироватьRocket

Atlas V 551

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ULA's will fly the Atlas V rocket with a kerosene-fueled common core booster, two solid rocket boosters and the hydrogen-fueled dual-engine Centaur upper stage.

ЦитироватьThe "firsts" for the Atlas 5's next launch include the rocket's first flight without a payload fairing

Цитироватьazvoz написал:
А где утверждается что будет  Atlas 551?

ЦитироватьК #26  (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum10/topic16917/message1911300/#message1911300)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1192862660104269824)

Centaur (OVI) rolling out for stacking. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash). #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьOFT Mission Taking Shape at Space Launch Complex 41

James Cawley (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/jjcawley/)
Posted Nov 8, 2019 at 5:59 pm

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A Centaur upper stage is lifted at the Space Launch Complex 41 Vertical Integration Facility at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 8, 2019, for mating to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage in preparation for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT). The uncrewed OFT mission will rendezvous and dock Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Starliner will launch atop the Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket set to launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner on its maiden voyage to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html) is ready for the mating of Starliner to the top of the launch vehicle.

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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage is lifted to the vertical position on Nov. 4, 2019, in the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

On Monday, Nov. 4, the Atlas V's first stage was lifted to the vertical position inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, followed by the mating of two solid rocket boosters to the booster. ULA teams then attached the Centaur upper stage and launch vehicle adapter atop the Atlas V first stage.

Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission will rendezvous and dock the Starliner spacecraft with the space station. OFT will help set the stage for Boeing's Crew Flight Test (CFT), which will carry NASA astronauts Michael Fincke (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/edward-michael-fincke) and Nicole Mann (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann), and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson to the space station and return them safely home.

As aerospace industry providers Boeing and SpaceX begin to make regular flights to the space station, NASA will continue to advance its mission to go beyond low-Earth orbit and establish a human presence on the Moon with the ultimate goal of sending astronauts to Mars.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29925.jpg) Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1192980902269374465)

Atlas V N22, launching later this year for the very first time! #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 33 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1192975650593882113)

Hung the second SRB last night. Delayed for weather, but making it up and holding the launch date.
#OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash).  #BacktoSpace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BacktoSpace?src=hash).

ЦитироватьК.А. написал:
По мне так корабль Space X на глаз приятнее.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1193254555355451398)

Every #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) is special – but, this one is our favorite! Meet the Atlas V rocket + Centaur upper stage that will carry #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) to the stars on its @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) Orbital Flight Test. United Launch Alliance completed assembly inside the SLC 41 Vertical Integration Facility.

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ЦитироватьPhotos: Centaur upper stage hoisted atop Atlas 5 rocket for Starliner launch
November 11, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

United Launch Alliance teams at Cape Canaveral hoisted a Centaur upper stage on top of an Atlas 5 rocket Friday at launch pad 41, completing the initial build-up of the launch vehicle slated to carry Boeing's Starliner crew capsule into space in December on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.

The dual-engine Centaur upper stage was connected to the top of the Atlas 5's first stage Friday inside the Vertical Integration Facility, located just south of Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad.

The addition of the Centaur stage completed a busy week of rocket assembly operations at the VIF. On Monday, Nov. 4, ULA teams raised the Atlas 5's first stage, then added two strap-on solid rocket boosters Nov. 6 and Nov. 7.

The Centaur stage was outfitted with the Atlas 5's interstage adapter and the Starliner spacecraft's launch vehicle adapter inside a test cell at ULA's Delta Operations Center at Cape Canaveral. The off-site integration tasks allow ULA to lift the Centaur upper stage and its associated adapters in one piece, rather than raising the components over multiple days.

The Starliner spacecraft will fly on a unique configuration of ULA's workhorse Atlas 5 rocket. The Atlas 5 will launch without a payload shroud, and the Centaur upper stage is powered by two RL10 engines supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne. All Atlas 5 missions to date have flown with the single-engine variant of the Centaur stage.

Dual-engine Centaur stages have flown on earlier versions of the Atlas rocket family, and have launched with the retired Titan rockets. Of the 251 Centaur upper stages flown to date, 166 have launched in the dual-engine configuration.


The Starliner spacecraft will be installed atop the Atlas 5 rocket as soon as this weekend to begin a month-long series of checkouts and tests before the mission's target launch date of Dec. 17.

Boeing's Starliner Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station will demonstrate the capsule's readiness fo carry astronauts on the next Starliner test flight, scheduled for some time in the first half of 2020.

Read our earlier story (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/06/ula-begins-stacking-unique-atlas-5-rocket-for-starliner-test-flight/) for details on the modifications to the Atlas 5 rocket to support Starliner crew launches.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1194021703036178432)

Productive weekend. RD180 testing completed Sunday.  Centaur testing today.
#Starliner  (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 15 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1194568853579321346)

Completed a productive day and evening. Testing and configuring of ground systems. Beginning to fill the giant propellant tanks at the pad. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash)  is coming...
#Starliner  (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1194742364352331776)

Ground systems and Centaur testing continues. Operated the crew access arm successfully today. Hooked up the ground wind damper. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 41 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1195359172730245120)

Productive day yesterday. Combined Systems Testing was completed on the Launch Vehicle and path finder operations for hosting the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) we're  successfully conducted. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming...

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1196748133516107776)

Busy day yesterday. Hooked up the huge ground wind dampener, got the ground hydraulics up and going, checked out avionics & batteries, and prepared for spacecraft mate. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming...

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1197105135211687937)

Successful mission dress rehearsal yesterday, all the bottles and tanks installed or prepared, VJ lines are good. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming

ЦитироватьStarliner roll out is planned for the early morning of Thursday, Nov. 21

ЦитироватьOFT TEAM SIMULATES COUNTDOWN IN REHEARSAL

Nov. 20, 2019 -- The Mission Dress Rehearsal (MDR) was held yesterday to practice countdown scenarios for the upcoming launch of the Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its Orbital Flight Test (OFT).

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Photo: United Launch Alliance

The simulation connected the United Launch Alliance teams at Cape Canaveral and in Denver with Boeing and NASA personnel at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and the Air Force's 45th Space Wing at the Cape.

The MDR for OFT featured three phases to demonstrate different segments of the countdown while simulating problems for the teams to analyze and resolve.

Orchestrating the countdown was ULA Chief Launch Conductor Doug Lebo from his position in the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center's Launch Control Center (LCC). He was joined by Assistant Launch Conductor Scott Barney, who operated the countdown clock and interfaced with Anomaly Chief David McFarland, leader of the problem-resolution process.

Situated in the Mission Director's Center (MDC) above the LCC was ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen, the person with the overall responsibility of launch operations and giving the final approval to launch. He was seated next to LeRoy Cain, Boeing's spacecraft mission director, who relayed Starliner's readiness status to Cullen.

And Flight Director Richard Jones in Houston joined in to rehearse his aspects in the countdown and launch as the person in charge of final spacecraft configuration for liftoff and managing all operations during ascent.

The bulk of the day was spent rehearsing the Blue Team's activities in the White Room at Space Launch Complex-41. ULA's Dane Drefke served as the Blue Team Leader and Boeing's Melanie Weber directed the steps that will be needed to prep Starliner's command module for flight and close the hatch.

After two practice runs, the day's third scenario focused on the last 30 minutes of the countdown including the final weather briefing from Launch Weather Officer Jessica Williams, the readiness polls of managers and engineers, Terminal Count and liftoff.

The MDR represents another milestone passed in the OFT launch campaign. It follows the completion of standard pre-flight testing of the Atlas V at the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) that has confirmed the rocket is ready for attachment of the Boeing Starliner capsule.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1197166272200552448)

Per a NASA email to media, #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is tentatively set to roll out from the C3PF by the VAB and out to SLC-41 tomorrow, Thursday, for lift and mate operations with the @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash).  #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash) notes that this date is subject to change "dependent on hardware & team readiness"

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ЦитироватьBoeing's Starliner Spacecraft Preparing for Transport to Launch Site

Linda Herridge (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/lherridg/)
Posted Nov 20, 2019 at 3:46 pm

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The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be flown on Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) is viewed Nov. 2, 2019, while undergoing launch preparations inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the OFT mission, the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft will fly to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: Boeing

NASA and Boeing are preparing for the next step in NASA's Commercial Crew Program on Thursday, Nov. 21, as the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft begins its transport for integration on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket ahead of Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html).

During the operation, the fueled Starliner will be moved from Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy to ULA's Space Launch Complex 41 Vertical Integration Facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Later the same day, the spacecraft will be stacked on top of an Atlas V rocket for final processing ahead of the launch.

Boeing's uncrewed flight test, which is targeted for Dec. 17, will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the rocket, spacecraft and ground systems, as well as, in-orbit and landing operations. The data will be used toward certification of Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.

NASA's Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry through public-private partnerships to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011. The goal of the program is safe, reliable and cost-effective human space transportation to and from the International Space Station. This could allow for additional research time aboard the station and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity's testbed for exploration, which includes sending astronauts to the Moon and Mars.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1197327172773580800)

Uncapping in preparation for #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) mating tomorrow. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming.

Video (https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/1197327172773580800)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1197297406272032768)

We're ready to rocket (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125619.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125619.png) and we're ready to roll it out!  The stars will be over #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) as we roll out of our @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy) factory in the early morning hours Thursday, 11/21, as the spacecraft heads to be mated to the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) for its @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) Orbital Flight Test.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1197440033403363328)

Good morning fr om @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy) wh ere we are at the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) factory getting ready to roll the spacecraft over to Space Launch Complex 41 to be stacked on the @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) made #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash)!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1197467209234296833)

#Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)'s @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) astronaut team is rolling up to rollout with @Astro_Ferg (https://twitter.com/Astro_Ferg) in the @Airstream_Inc (https://twitter.com/Airstream_Inc) Crew Transport Vehicle, lovingly known as the Astrovan II.

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2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1197467919036354561)

All lined up and ready to go! Go #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)! Go #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash)!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 22 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1197472764569030657)

Boeing's Starliner crew capsule has emerged from its factory at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It's heading to nearby launch pad 41 to meet its Atlas 5 rocket in preparation for its first unpiloted test flight to the space station. https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/21/starliner-oft-rollout/ ... (https://t.co/YUsTzU6MuU)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1197478995010506752)

Farewell, #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)! (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125378.png) The spacecraft is on the way to @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) to be mated to the  #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash)!

Video (https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/1197478995010506752)


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1197479376813805568)

ULA's motorized KAMAG carrier that is transporting #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) to the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) assembly building also features portable environmental control to supply conditioned air to the capsule to ensure proper temperatures and humidity levels during today's move.


3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1197479538122481675)

Now on its way, #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is en route to Space Launch Complex-41 and the Vertical Integration Facility to meet #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash). Top speed is 5 mph!

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185049.jpg) Col. Mike Fincke‏ @AstroIronMike (https://twitter.com/AstroIronMike) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/AstroIronMike/status/1197501084929011714)

Rocket and spacecraft are finally introduced.   Starliner and Atlas V.  Perfect match. @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace)

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 33 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1197508674593447938)

#Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) has arrived at the Vertical Integration Facility where #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) stands ready to receive its precious cargo this morning. The rocket and spacecraft are scheduled to launch Dec. 17 to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station).

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1197579189567840257)

The delicate hoisting of #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is complete. Crews gently lifted the spacecraft from its ground transportation to place it atop the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) for the ride to space.

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9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1197579447395856384)

#Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) being positioned for mating to the Launch Vehicle Adapter atop the Centaur upper stage. This LVA structure cradles the spacecraft during the 15-minute ascent by #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash).

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1197580810632777734)

Woohoo. #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is mated to the Mighty Atlas. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is getting closer...

Video (https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/1197580810632777734)

ЦитироватьSTARLINER HOISTED ATOP ATLAS V FOR OFT LAUNCH

Nov. 21, 2019 -- Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has been mounted atop its ride to space, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, in preparation for the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program next month.

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Starliner departs the C3PF. Photo: United Launch Alliance

Early this morning, the capsule traveled from Boeing's Commercial Crew & Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at Kennedy Space Center to ULA's Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for hoisting atop the waiting Atlas V.

Celebrations marked the rollout after years of design and manufacturing work to produce a 21st century spacecraft to transport astronauts to and from space.

ULA's motorized payload transporter, adapted to carry Starliner, moved at a top speed of 5 mph, heading from the former space shuttle hangar eastward to the beach and then southward to Space Launch Complex-41.

The KAMAG deck also held the In-Transport Payload Air Conditioning (ITPAC) to provide environmental controls to the spacecraft during the move.

Approaching the VIF, the KAMAG maneuvered up to the 30-story-tall building's doorway and parked. A four-point lifting sling, called the Handling Fixture Hoist Tool (HFHT), was connected to the Starliner for the overhead crane to carefully raise the capsule onto the Atlas V waiting inside the VIF aboard its Mobile Launch Platform (MLP).

Starliner was positioned for mating to the Launch Vehicle Adapter (LVA) that serves as the spacecraft's cradle atop the rocket during ascent. The LVA also features the aeroskirt structure that smooths the air over the combined payload and Atlas V for aerodynamic stability.

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Starliner hoisted atop Atlas. Photo: NASA

Accommodations for Starliner in the VIF include a Class 100,000 clean enclosure to enter the capsule's crew module through the hatchway, access stands for technicians to detach the lift sling and complete preflight work to the craft's exterior, power and data transmission umbilicals, plus purge and cooling lines.

The joining of rocket and payload is a major milestone before any launch, and today's event underscores that OFT is a key step closer to launch.

Next up is the Integrated Systems Test, a tip-to-tail electrical check of the 172-foot-tall Atlas V and Starliner stack to verify all elements are communicating properly.

That will clear the way for IDOLT, or Integrated Day-of-Launch Test, to rehearse all aspects of the Atlas V countdown.

ЦитироватьNov. 21, 2019

Boeing CST-100 Starliner Takes Next Step for Orbital Flight Test

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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 21, 2019.
Credits: NASA/Cory Huston

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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft rolls out from the company's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Credits: Boeing

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A transporter carrying the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft arrives at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett

By Linda Herridge
NASA's Kennedy Space Center

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft that will launch to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) on the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) has taken a significant step toward launch. Starliner rolled out of Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 21, making the trek on a transport vehicle to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

"This is critical to our future as a nation," said Kennedy's center director Bob Cabana. "We've got to get astronauts flying on U.S rockets from U.S. soil, and this is just a huge step forward."

Cabana was joined by CCP and Boeing leaders in a gathering of employees and families to watch Starliner roll out of the factory.

"For the team that has built the first American spacecraft designed to land on land, and to get it rolling out, is absolutely incredible," said John Mulholland, Vice President and Program Manager of Boeing Commercial Crew Programs. "Something this complex takes a huge team."

"Look at that amazing sight and what your success looks like," said Kathy Lueders, NASA's Commercial Crew Program Manager. "We're not done yet. We've got to step into the mission carefully, fly this vehicle up to the space station, and bring it home safely."

At the pad, Starliner was hoisted up at the Vertical Integration Facility and secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for the flight test to the space station. The Atlas V rocket that will carry Starliner comprises a booster stage and dual-engine Centaur upper stage, as well as a pair of solid rocket boosters.

NASA astronauts Mike Fincke (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/edward-michael-fincke) and Nicole Mann (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann) and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson (https://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/space/crew_space_transportation-100_vehicle/docs/Ferguson-StarlinerTestPilot-Bio.pdf) were on hand to witness the rollout milestone ahead of the uncrewed flight test.

"This is the dawn of a new era," said Ferguson. "For all of you youngsters out there who came out here early to watch, I'm glad you were a part of this. This is really important because this is your future, too."

"We're looking forward to the day when we're launching people on a regular basis," said Fincke. "As graduates of military test pilot schools, we are really excited to see how Starliner's going to behave; we know it's going to be awesome, and we're going to get all kinds of really great test data from it."

The uncrewed flight test, targeted to launch Dec. 17, will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the Atlas V rocket, Starliner spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking and landing operations. The data will be used as part of NASA's process of certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.

"It comes down to trust," said Mann. "I'm talking about trust in the individuals—our fellow Americans—who are building this spacecraft and making this possible. You walk around the factory and there is this amazing attention to detail, and it gives you this great level of confidence," said Mann.

NASA is working in partnership with Boeing and SpaceX to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011. Safe, reliable and cost-effective human transportation to and from the space station will allow for additional research time and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity's testbed for exploration.

Last Updated: Nov. 22, 2019
Editor: Anna Heiney

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 53 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1197869338205679618)

Boeing has named an anthropometric test dummy flying on the Starliner spacecraft's first space mission "Rosie the Astronaut" in honor of "Rosie the Riveter," an icon of World War II honoring the contributions of women in aircraft and armament factories. https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/21/starliner-oft-rollout/ ... (https://t.co/YUsTzUonms)

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ЦитироватьSpace to Ground: On A Roll: 11/22/2019

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22 нояб. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьBoeing Starliner Rolls Out of the Factory, Is Mated on OFT Mission Atlas V

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22 нояб. 2019 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1198600448661491712)

Long day and late night. The #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) has been successfully powered up, ground environmental control has been achieved and Integrated Verification Testing completed. On track. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming.

Цитировать[size=16]На борту Srarliner полетит манекен Рози[/size]
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 Во время первого тестового полета корабля Starliner (старт запланирован на 17 декабря нынешнего года) в кабине пилотов будет находится манекен Рози, получивший своё имя в честь героини известной картины времён Второй мировой войны "Клепальщица Рози" (Rosie the Riveter), пишет Florida Today. На манекене установлены сотни датчиков, которые дадут разработчикам информацию обо всех факторах, которые будут действовать на реальных астронавтов во время старта и в ходе полёта.
А.Ж.

Цитироватьzandr написал:
Из ленты новостей НК:
 http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/39850/ (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/39850/)
 

ЦитироватьНа борту Srarliner полетит манекен Рози
     
 Во время первого тестового полета корабля Starliner (старт запланирован на 17 декабря нынешнего года) в кабине пилотов будет находится манекен Рози, получивший своё имя в честь героини известной картины времён Второй мировой войны "Клепальщица Рози" (Rosie the Riveter), пишет Florida Today. На манекене установлены сотни датчиков, которые дадут разработчикам информацию обо всех факторах, которые будут действовать на реальных астронавтов во время старта и в ходе полёта.
А.Ж.

ЦитироватьСтарый написал:
Rosie the Riveter

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Rosie the Astronaut is named after World War II's Rosie the Riveter. The dummy has hundreds of sensors for the first Starliner test flight to the International Space Station. And it's wearing Rosie the Riveter's trademark red polka-dot head scarf, along with a Boeing blue spacesuit.
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ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
А спиртом там тоже будет пахнуть как у этого фигляра маска?

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Тут на американском форуме заметили, что старт Старлайнера назначили на December 17th at 7:47 a.m.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185117.jpg) Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex‏@ExploreSpaceKSC (https://twitter.com/ExploreSpaceKSC) 9 ч.назад (https://twitter.com/ExploreSpaceKSC/status/1198995540710699008)

Launch Alert (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) is targeting December 17th at 7:47 a.m. for the launch of their #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) rocket and @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 's CST-100 #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) spacecraft on an unpiloted Orbital Flight Test. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125410.png)

Launch viewing packages are now available! (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125553.png)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125413.png): http://bit.ly/2KTqAcl  (https://t.co/JQllIQu0z5)

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ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
А спиртом там тоже будет пахнуть как у этого фигляра маска?

Цитироватьzandr написал:
Из ленты новостей НК:
 http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/39850/ (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/39850/)
 

ЦитироватьНа борту Srarliner полетит манекен Рози
     
 Во время первого тестового полета корабля Starliner (старт запланирован на 17 декабря нынешнего года) в кабине пилотов будет находится манекен Рози, получивший своё имя в честь героини известной картины времён Второй мировой войны "Клепальщица Рози" (Rosie the Riveter), пишет Florida Today. На манекене установлены сотни датчиков, которые дадут разработчикам информацию обо всех факторах, которые будут действовать на реальных астронавтов во время старта и в ходе полёта.
А.Ж.

ЦитироватьДмитрий Инфан написал:
Интересно, а чем пахнет "Союз"?.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1199316894739845120)

Busy few days. Integrated Systems Test complete. RF checkouts good. RP1 sampling. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming

ЦитироватьЗамуж за Фёдора! Немедленно!

Цитироватьopinion написал:
Не просто Рози, а астронавт Рози.

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
А сортир то в Старлайнере есть? А то говорят все сортиры на МКС поломались.)))

Цитировать12/03/2019 16:26 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance teams plan to transfer the company's next Atlas 5 rocket to its seaside launch pad at Cape Canaveral later today in preparation for a comprehensive launch day dress rehearsal later this week.

The 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) Atlas 5 rocket is crowned with Boeing's Starliner space capsule, which will fly to the International Space Station later this month on a test flight to wring out the ship's systems before flying astronauts next year.

ULA has assembled the Atlas 5 rocket over the last month inside the Vertical Integration Facility just south of pad 41. Technicians first stacked the Atlas first stage on its mobile launch platform inside the VIF, then added two strap-on solid rocket boosters Nov. 6 and Nov. 7. The Atlas 5's dual-engine Centaur upper stage was hoisted atop the rocket Nov. 8, followed by a sequence of checkouts on the launcher before Boeing's Starliner crew capsule arrived for installation on the launch vehicle Nov. 21.

Later today, the Atlas 5 will ride its mobile launch platform for the 1,800-foot journey to pad 41, where ULA has built a crew access tower and white room to allow astronauts to board the Starliner through its side hatch.

Two trackmobile railcars will power the journey on rails from the VIF to the launch mount at pad 41.

ULA, Boeing and NASA teams are gearing up for the Integrated Day-of-Launch Test, or IDOLT, exercise to practice launch day procedures ahead of the Starliner's first space mission.

The Atlas 5 launch team has lengthened the countdown for Starliner missions to more than 11 hours from its standard duration of early seven hours. The extra time allows a "blue team" of specialists -- analogous to the space shuttle-era closeout crew -- to assist astronauts in boarding the Starliner spacecraft after the Atlas 5 is fueled with cryogenic propellants.

The test "will give us the opportunity to deploy the crew access arm and verify all the access tower and arm interfaces with the spacecraft," said Caleb Weiss, ULA's mission manager for the Starliner program. "We will fully tank the vehicle, and we will have people out there at the pad that will be simulating day launch operations, just like they will be for a real launch day.

"So they will be in the white room, they'll open up the hatch of the Starliner," Weiss said in an earlier interview with Spaceflight Now. "They will practice going in and out, loading cargo, configuring Starliner for flight. So it'll be a really good end-to-end system checkout of all the launch vehicle and spacecraft systems working together, as well as the people who are executing the operations."

Once the IDOLT exercise is complete, the rocket will return to the VIF for additional testing and preparation activities ahead of liftoff later this month.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1201868651185483778)

News: Boeing's Jim Chilton says they've slipped the Starliner uncrewed test flight launch by two days, to Dec. 19. He said technicians over the weekend found the "purge ducting a little off" and decided to take the time to fix it. #SpaceSummit19  (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceSummit19?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1201872570464817154)

We worked closely with @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) to remedy an #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) purge air supply issue ahead of the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) launch, now targeted for Dec. 19, 6:59 a.m. ET.

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25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1201873137845121025)

Both the rocket and the spacecraft are healthy and moving through standard pre-launch processing.

ЦитироватьULA ATLAS V STARLINER OFT LAUNCH STATUS

Dec. 3, 2019 -- The launch of the Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) Starliner spacecraft is now targeted for Dec. 19.

During pre-launch processing of the Atlas V, there was an issue with the rocket's purge air supply duct. Additional time was needed for the ULA and Boeing teams to complete an analysis of the issue, replace the duct and complete processing ahead of launch.

We continue to work closely with Boeing to ensure that the Starliner flies as soon as the spacecraft and launch vehicle are ready.

ЦитироватьПервый запуск американского корабля Starliner к МКС отложили
17:54 03.12.2019 (обновлено: 17:56 03.12.2019)

МОСКВА, 3 дек - РИА Новости. Первый запуск к Международной космической станции (МКС) американского корабля Starliner без экипажа, планировавшийся на 17 декабря, отложен на двое суток из-за проблем с ракетой-носителем Atlas-5, сообщила компания United Launch Alliance.

"Пуск ракеты Atlas-5 с космическим кораблем Starliner фирмы Boeing теперь намечается на 19 декабря", - говорится в сообщении на сайте компании.

Отмечается, что во время предстартовой подготовки в ракете была обнаружена проблема с магистралью, подающей воздух для продувки.

"Дополнительное время необходимо для команд ULA и Boeing, чтобы завершить анализ проблемы, заменить воздуховод и закончить подготовку перед пуском", - сообщила ULA.

По данным компании Boeing запуск планируется осуществить 19 декабря в 14.59 мск.

В 2011 году была выведена из эксплуатации американская многоразовая пилотируемая транспортная система Space Shuttle. После этого экипажи на МКС доставляют только российские корабли "Союз". В США для отправки астронавтов на станцию разработаны новые пилотируемые корабли: Crew Dragon - компанией SpaceX, Starliner - компанией Boeing.

В марте Crew Dragon совершил первый испытательный беспилотный полет на МКС. Ожидается, что корабли Crew Dragon и Starliner совершат испытательные полеты с экипажами в первой половине 2020 года, после чего будут сертифицированы НАСА для штатных миссий на МКС.

Корабли Starliner будут запускаться с космодрома на мысе Канаверал ракетой-носителем Atlas-5, на первой ступени которой используется российский двигатель РД-180 разработки НПО Энергомаш.

[свернуть]

Цитировать12/03/2019 23:26 Stephen Clark

The Atlas 5 rocket has emerged from the Vertical Integration Facility for the approximately 1,800-foot journey to pad 41. The 172-foot-tall rocket is riding on a mobile launch platform.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1201964657726107649)

The Atlas 5 with the Starliner capsule is now approaching the launch pad: https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/03/av-080-starliner-oft-launch-preps/ ... (https://t.co/1d1tEFuNq1)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1201966131210334210)

And #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is currently rolling out to the pad for its wet dress rehearsal  later this week! It's all go here at Cape Canaveral today.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 59 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1201972041504772096)

Todd: if Starliner launches Dec. 19 on Orbital Flight Test uncrewed mission, would arrive at ISS on the 20th for a stay of four to five days.

Цитировать12/04/2019 01:11 Stephen Clark

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The Atlas 5 rocket has arrived at Complex 41 after a trip from the Vertical Integration Facility. The Atlas 5's mobile platform followed rail tracks leading to the pad as two "trackmobile" vehicles pushed the stack.

Automatic couplers will connect the Atlas 5 to the launch pad's ground systems, and the Atlas 5 team will complete inspections, checkouts and other activities in preparation for the Integrated Day-of-Launch Test, or IDOLT, later this week.

The Atlas 5 and Starliner are scheduled to launch on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station on Dec. 19.

The planned date for the countdown exercise has not been confirmed. It's expected the test will occur after SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket takes off from neighboring pad 40 at Cape Canaveral.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185346.jpg) Sunita Williams‏ @Astro_Suni (https://twitter.com/Astro_Suni) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Suni/status/1201964861690916865)

Empty parking spot...waiting for a rocket!

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2 ч.2 часа назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Suni/status/1201967952318357505)

I think it will fit in its parking spot!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185346.jpg) Sunita Williams‏ @Astro_Suni (https://twitter.com/Astro_Suni) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Suni/status/1202001415260037122)

Stairway to heaven!  Crew access arm deployed to Starliner.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202020774607032320)

A couple of close ups for your viewing pleasure.  #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash)

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1202017144151691264)

The @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) Access Arm gives #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) atop #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) a hug tonight on Space Launch Complex-41 before a big dress rehearsal later this week as we prep for our Dec. 19 launch.

The countdown to launch is on: http://boeing.com/starliner  (https://t.co/uY6FWdRdVr)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202174358296432640)

Big day yesterday. The bird rolled to the pad,  the crew access arm deployed, and the hatch was opened from the access arm for the first time. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185380.jpg) NASA Social‏ @NASASocial (https://twitter.com/NASASocial) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASocial/status/1202219318659964934)

'Tis the season for gifts, and @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) gave #NASASocial (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASASocial?src=hash) the OK for a bonus stop to see @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) stacked for wet dress rehearsal. @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) launch set for Dec. 19.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202237845806600194)

RP1 tanking is underway. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near...

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31566.jpg) Brady Kenniston‏ @TheFavoritist (https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist) 19 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist/status/1202234777434234880)

Looking good out there @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch)! Can't wait to be back soon to see my first Atlas V launch, especially with the @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) Starliner up top!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202253622215503874)

#OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) Tanking of RP1 has been successfully completed

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69592.jpg) TJ Cooney  :f09f9a80:‏ @TJ_Cooney (https://twitter.com/TJ_Cooney) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TJ_Cooney/status/1202226691340427264)

The grey material you see surrounding the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is actually an AFRSI thermal blanket, extremely similar to what was used on the top side of the space shuttle. This is an extremely cost-effective and lightweight solution to protecting the top of the capsule on re-entry.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1202311230700040193)

Good afternoon Atlas V and Starliner!

Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlKY89sK7l0 ... (https://t.co/6pIVJ1hKdh)

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ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Бгг.. Решили уделать этого Фигляра Маска, который трансляцию начинает за 10 минут до пуска, и запустить трансляцию аж за две недели  
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlKY89sK7l0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlKY89sK7l0)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/34034.jpg) Kerbal Space Academy‏ @KSpaceAcademy (https://twitter.com/KSpaceAcademy) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/KSpaceAcademy/status/1202320730840555522)

Hey @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno)... during our #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) stream a viewer noticed these black "grids" on the side of the spacecraft...

Aerodynamic management or are they removed before flight?

Video segment from our Q&A is here: (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125430.png)https://youtu.be/BlKY89sK7l0?t=1364 ... (https://t.co/MgSfg4stYn)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185049.jpg) Col. Mike Fincke @AstroIronMike (https://twitter.com/AstroIronMike) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/AstroIronMike/status/1202414818315112448)

Where I spent my day.  #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) sitting beautifully on an awesome #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash).

#OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) launching this month!

Our crewed mission, #CFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFT?src=hash) to follow soon afterwards...

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ЦитироватьСтарый написал:
А почему у ракеты такой удолбищный вид?  :oops:  

ЦитироватьСтарый написал:
А почему у ракеты такой удолбищный вид?

ЦитироватьСтарый написал:
А почему у ракеты такой удолбищный вид?    

ЦитироватьPaleopulo написал:
 Это модный дизайн выпрямленного сперматозоида.  Роскосмос тоже на такой переходить собирается. Так что в тренде все.

ЦитироватьСтарый написал:
Ангара? Чтото с А-1.2 они отклонились от тренда. Тото её Союзом заменили.  

ЦитироватьNot написал:
Это ж ракета, а не звездолет

ЦитироватьPaleopulo написал:
 

ЦитироватьСтарый (//forum/user/13420/) написал:
Ангара? Чтото с А-1.2 они отклонились от тренда. Тото её Союзом заменили.  

Ну да. Союз-5 Иртыш очень похож, только САС осталось поменять с тяни на толкай.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
На "Вулкане" будет хорошо смотреться

ЦитироватьLeonar написал:
когда?

ЦитироватьAlex_II написал:
 

ЦитироватьLeonar (//forum/user/42269/) написал:
когда?

Годика через 2-3...

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202546446022709249)

Moving the WDR off of today for a Range conflict. Working other vehicle testing instead. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming

ЦитироватьLeonar написал:
а старлайнер только на мкс летать умеет? значит мкс не закроют...

ЦитироватьСтарый написал:
Союз-1.2б похож. Такой же надкалиберный набалдашник.  

ЦитироватьLeonar написал:
а старлайнер только на мкс летать умеет?значит мкс не закроют...

ЦитироватьВиктор Левашов написал:
Бустеры с плоскими носами.
Странно...

ЦитироватьAlex_II написал:
 

ЦитироватьNot (//forum/user/13990/) написал:
Это ж ракета, а не звездолет

Больше на дилдо похоже... Впрочем пофигу - лишь бы летало...

ЦитироватьPaleopulo написал:
 

ЦитироватьСтарый (//forum/user/13420/) написал:
Союз-1.2б похож. Такой же надкалиберный набалдашник.  

Модное слово тренд - и никуда не деться.

ЦитироватьNot написал:
 

ЦитироватьPaleopulo (//forum/user/13566/) написал:
 

ЦитироватьСтарый (//forum/user/13420/)  написал:
Союз-1.2б похож. Такой же надкалиберный набалдашник.  

Модное слово тренд - и никуда не деться.

Это не модное слово, а оптимальная для данной задачи форма.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 35 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202766975346212866)

Busy and productive day of testing.  Looks like we'll be able to recycle into the WDR on Friday now that we are on the other side of the Range conflict. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming.

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
 

ЦитироватьTory Bruno  @torybruno    35 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202766975346212866)

on the other side of the Range conflict. 

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1202855858302062593)

Welcome to the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) and #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) countdown for the wet dress rehearsal for the upcoming Orbital Flight Test to prepare for crewed launches from U.S. soil! Today's countdown is underway.

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ЦитироватьСтарый написал:
 ... Обычно надкалиберным набалдашником ракета обзаводится перед смертью.

ЦитироватьLesobaza написал:
 У РН "Союз" с рождения обтекатели надкалиберные. 

ЦитироватьЕсли, конечно, за калибр не считать диаметр "юбки" по первой ступени. )))

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Дельта-3 - самая страшная ракета.

ЦитироватьСлава Богу, что этот "кошмар на крыльях ночи" долго не летал

ЦитироватьАлександр Репной написал:
 когда запуск

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202930995885789184)

We have entered the count for WDR. So far,so good.  Weather shows 0% probability of a violation. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near.

ЦитироватьLesobaza написал:
 

ЦитироватьСтарый (//forum/user/13420/) написал:
 ... Обычно надкалиберным набалдашником ракета обзаводится перед смертью.

У РН "Союз" с рождения обтекатели надкалиберные. Если, конечно, за калибр не считать диаметр "юбки" по первой ступени.  )))

ЦитироватьBoeing Uncrewed Flight Test Launch Date Update

Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/aheiney/)
Posted Dec 6, 2019 at 5:16 pm

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stand on Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 4, 2019. The vehicle was in place on the launch pad for Boeing's wet dress rehearsal ahead of the upcoming Orbital Flight Test, an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: Boeing

The launch of Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station, as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, now is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20. NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) agreed to target the new date to allow for completion of a critical prelaunch milestone, known as a wet dress rehearsal, on Friday, Dec. 6. The milestone occurred one day later than planned due to the weather-related launch delay of an International Space Station re-supply mission, which created a resource conflict with the U.S. Air Force Eastern Range.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 12 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1202938599362179072)

Fueling operations have begun at Space Launch Complex-41 to load liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen into the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash). The rocket will be completely fueled, then the pad re-opened for the Blue Team to enter and prepare #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash). The same process will be used for crewed missions.


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 10 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202959973623328768)

Cryo loading active on all tanks. Going smoothly. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 10 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1202972354730704896)

The 979,223-pound #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) rocket is completely fueled and in a quiescent state. The @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) Blue Team is entering the pad to rehearse procedures to ready the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) spacecraft for launch.


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 9 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202983184708751360)

Tanking went smoothly. Team is now at the rocket for Crew Access Tower Ops. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near...


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 9 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1202988487936483330)

The #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) rocket with @boeingspace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) sits fully fueled at Space Launch Complex-41 for today's countdown dress rehearsal ahead of the Orbital Flight Test mission.

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ЦитироватьВиктор Левашов написал:
Бустеры с плоскими носами.Странно...

Цитироватьazvoz написал:
это ж просто репетиция..перед стартом установят обтекатели

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 8 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1202996753156341760)

В ответ @LuisPellizzaro (https://twitter.com/LuisPellizzaro) @chloem_private (https://twitter.com/chloem_private) и еще 3

The SRBs will get their nose fairing long before the crew arrives

ЦитироватьAtlas V Fueled in Dress Rehearsal for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test

Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/aheiney/)
Posted Dec 6, 2019 at 12:31 pm

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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stands on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during a wet dress rehearsal for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

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The Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center
Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is poised atop a fueled United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's (CCAFS) Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida for the program's first ever Integrated Day of Launch Test, or IDOLT. Today's rehearsal is practice for Boeing's upcoming uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station). The rocket's booster has been filled with liquid oxygen and a form of rocket-grade kerosene called RP-1, and its Centaur upper stage loaded with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen for today's full run-through of the launch countdown.

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The Boeing Mission Control Center
Photo credit: Boeing

Boeing, ULA and NASA teams are participating from several locations, including the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) at CCAFS; Boeing's Mission Control Center (BMCC) at nearby Kennedy Space Center; and the flight control room supporting Starliner missions inside the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center, Houston. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/edward-michael-fincke) and Nicole Mann (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann) and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson (https://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/space/crew_space_transportation-100_vehicle/docs/Ferguson-StarlinerTestPilot-Bio.pdf), slated to fly to the station on Boeing's Crew Flight Test, monitored the rehearsal from consoles in the ASOC and BMCC.

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The flight control room supporting Starliner missions inside the Mission Control Center
Photo credit: Boeing

Although OFT is uncrewed, rehearsals like today's are standard for human spaceflight missions and similar rehearsals were a regular part of space shuttle missions. They provide a final opportunity for all teams to work through dynamic launch preparations in real time.

The Atlas V rocket will launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew). NASA is working with its commercial partners to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1203019470219857921)

Hatch Ops are complete and the team is exiting the Crew Access Tower. In a Crewed mission, our precious cargo of Astronauts would now be in the Starliner,  safe, snug, and doing their jobs in preparation for lift off. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near...


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203015248283930625)

#Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) spacecraft operations have been completed by the @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) Blue Team and the hatch has been closed for the remainder of today's Integrated Day-of-Launch Test at Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex-41.


7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203024893463449601)

ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen has given permission to enter the final phase of today's #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) wet dress rehearsal countdown demonstration at Cape Canaveral.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203026472375590912)

Today's #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) launch day rehearsal has been successfully accomplished, taking the countdown to the final second at Cape Canaveral. The rocket will be drained of fuel and safed this afternoon before rollback to the Vertical Integration Facility tomorrow.

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 6 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1203029975525285888)

Terminal count is successfully complete and we have stopped at T-0. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 6 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203035259564167169)

The United Launch Alliance team orchestrated today's successful #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) countdown demonstration from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center for @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) Orbital Flight Test and NASA's @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) Program.

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/34383.png) NASA's Kennedy Space Center‏ @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy) 6 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1203037265594929154)

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The #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) launch day rehearsal is complete! While this mission is uncrewed, rehearsals like this are standard for human spaceflight missions & provide an opportunity to work launch preparations in real time: http://go.nasa.gov/38h9oYC  (https://t.co/xkV78Sy1YO)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203073334231158784)

LAUNCH ALERT: The #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) rocket carrying the @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) Orbital Flight Test (OFT) Starliner spacecraft is now targeted for Dec. 20. http://bit.ly/AVStarlinerUpdates ...  (https://t.co/02I7b4DtlG)

ЦитироватьULA ATLAS V STARLINER OFT LAUNCH DATE STATUS

Dec. 6, 2019 -- The launch of the Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) Starliner spacecraft is now targeted for Dec. 20.

We successfully conducted a wet dress rehearsal (WDR), a critical pre-launch milestone, on Friday, Dec. 6. We were unable to complete the milestone on Thursday, Dec. 5, as planned due to a weather-related launch delay of an International Space Station re-supply mission, which created a range resource conflict. This caused our targeted launch date to shift to the right by one day.

We continue to work closely with Boeing to ensure that the Starliner flies as soon as the spacecraft and launch vehicle are ready. >

Цитировать12/06/2019 22:02 Stephen Clark

The Atlas 5 rocket and Starliner countdown has reached the simulated launch time at Cape Canaveral. ULA teams will now drain the Atlas 5 of propellant and return the rocket to the Vertical Integration Facility for final pre-launch processing.

Цитировать7 ДЕК, 03:50
Запуск Starliner перенесли на 20 декабря
По данным NASA, старт намечен на 06:36 по времени Восточного побережья США (14:36 мск) с космодрома на мысе Канаверал

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 7 декабря. /ТАСС/. Первый запуск нового американского космического корабля Starliner в беспилотном режиме перенесен на сутки и теперь планируется на 20 декабря. Об этом сообщила в пятницу на своем сайте компания United Launch Alliance, которая обеспечит вывод корабля на орбиту ракетой-носителем Atlas V.

"Запуск ракеты-носителя Atlas V с кораблем корпорации Boeing Starliner, который совершит испытательный полет, теперь намечен на 20 декабря", - сообщила United Launch Alliance. Перенос даты старта связан с тем, что компании пришлось на сутки - с четверга на пятницу - перенести из-за неблагоприятных погодных условий предстартовую проверку ракеты-носителя. "Это привело к тому, что дата старта сместилась на сутки, - отметила компания. - Мы продолжаем взаимодействовать с корпорацией Boeing, чтобы обеспечить старт Starliner, как только будут готовы и корабль, и ракета-носитель".

Согласно информации, размещенной на сайте NASA, старт намечен на 06:36 по времени Восточного побережья США (14:36 мск) 20 декабря с космодрома на мысе Канаверал.

Ракета-носитель Atlas V должна поднять корабль на высоту 181 км, после чего должно произойти отделение корабля, затем он с использованием бортовых двигателей выйдет на орбиту и пристыкуется к Международной космической станции.

ЦитироватьПоказать эту ветку (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203304810965024769)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 19 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203303902596280324)

Check out the (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125369.png) view of #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) on SLC-41 yesterday! Excited for launch targeted Dec. 20!

The photo below was taken from GeoEye-1 launched on a #DeltaII (https://twitter.com/hashtag/DeltaII?src=hash) on Sept. 6, 2008 from Vandenberg AFB.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125427.png):  @Maxar (https://twitter.com/Maxar)

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16 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203304810965024769)

Here is another angle from WorldView-3, launched on an #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) on Aug. 13, 2014 from Vandenberg AFB.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125427.png):  @Maxar (https://twitter.com/Maxar)

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ЦитироватьРакета-носитель Atlas V должна поднять корабль на высоту 181 км, после чего должно произойти отделение корабля, затем он с использованием бортовых двигателей выйдет на орбиту и пристыкуется к Международной космической станции.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 34 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203476175399641095)

The #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) with #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) rolled back to the Vertical Integration Facility this afternoon. They successfully completed an on-pad countdown demonstration test for upcoming launches to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) in collaboration with NASA's @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) Program.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 34 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1203476889421172736)

Fun fact: The RP-1 fuel will remain inside the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) first stage from now through launch, a customary practice for Atlas missions that undergo a countdown dress rehearsal at the pad.

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ЦитироватьВиктор Левашов написал:
Старлайнер с помощью двигателей ПАО сможет поднять свою орбиту на 120 километров - не знал этого.

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
Параметры орбиты, на которую выведен транспортный корабль, по данным службы баллистико-навигационного обеспечения ЦУП близки к расчётным и составляют:минимальная высота над поверхностью Земли – 192,8 км;максимальная высота над поверхностью Земли – 240,9 км;период обращения вокруг Земли – 88,55 минуты;наклонение плоскости орбиты к экватору – 51,67 градуса.

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
44821 / 2019-083A : 204 x 378 km x 51.642°, 90.32 min, 2019-12-05 17:53:22
44822 / 2019-083B : 206 x 382 km x 51.650°, 90.38 min, 2019-12-05 17:53:41
44823 / 2019-083C : 203 x 380 km x 51.641°, 90.35 min, 2019-12-05 17:49:52

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 28 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1203555314462842880)

Bird is back in the VIF. (Yes we will install the SRB fairings). #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming

ЦитироватьOlegIn написал:
 

ЦитироватьВиктор Левашов (//forum/user/15205/) написал:
Старлайнер с помощью двигателей ПАО сможет поднять свою орбиту на 120 километров - не знал этого.

 Там же важна скорость, а она не так и отличается на высоте 200 и 400 км, так что импульс не сильно и большой нужен для подъема орбиты

ЦитироватьIDOLT EXERCISE PREPARES STARLINER FOR LAUNCH

Dec. 9, 2019 -- While observers take in the events of the Atlas V Starliner mission, teams from ULA and Boeing will be working to ensure that the launch unfolds without a hitch – just like they rehearsed it.

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The launch team orchestrates the countdown from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center. Photo: United Launch Alliance

The integrated day of launch test (IDOLT) on Dec. 6 gave ULA and Boeing a chance to test all of the launch vehicle and spacecraft systems before launch day and time to refine pre-launch processes.

Similar to a "wet dress rehearsal" (WDR), the IDOLT involved rolling the rocket out to the launch pad and fueling up for a full launch vehicle and spacecraft system checkout. However, the IDOLT process is unique to human spaceflight missions and takes WDR a step further by adding the spacecraft to the mix.

"This is the full stack of flight hardware -- the real rocket, the real spacecraft -- out at the pad, and we're going to act like it's day of launch," Mission Manager Caleb Weiss said before the test. "We'll do everything except launch."

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220112.jpg)Atlas V rolls to the launch pad for the first time with Starliner. Photo: United Launch Alliance

The IDOLT focused on ensuring that Boeing and ULA teams can complete their required pre-launch tasks quickly and efficiently.

The launch team in Cape Canaveral and Denver; the tiger team, which conducts a thorough inspection of the rocket; and the blue team, who will help Boeing staff prepare the capsule for launch, worked together to spot potential issues and identify ways to improve the efficiency of launch preparations.

Several aspects of the mission, including the configuration of the rocket itself, introduce some unique challenges and concerns that the teams will take into consideration during the test and at launch.

"We've had spacecraft with super unique, super challenging requirements, but this is a whole new configuration of a vehicle that we've never flown before, and that's really what makes for a challenge on this mission," Caleb said.

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Atlas V Starliner on the pad for IDOLT. Photo: United Launch Alliance

Characteristics unique to the Atlas V that will launch Starliner include;

* Payload fairing: The Atlas V Starliner doesn't have a payload fairing, which influences the aerodynamics and control of the launch vehicle.

* Dual-Engine Centaur: While most Atlas II and III missions used the dual-engine Centaur, the OFT launch will be the first time it's flown on Atlas V.

* Emergency Detection System: The emergency detection system (EDS) is a flight computer that evaluates measurements throughout the rocket thousands of times per second and will safely eject the crew if it identifies a safety concern.

"IDOLT is a risk-reduction exercise that puts us in the best position to succeed on day of launch and continue our record of mission success," Caleb said.

Now that IDOLT is complete, the rocket will undergo an additional set of evaluations leading up to launch day on Dec. 20, including the NASA Agency Flight Readiness Review.

Click here (https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/commercial-crew) to learn more about the Commercial Crew astronauts who will fly on the Starliner's Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission and the first mission to the International Space Station.

ЦитироватьOlegIn написал:
Да впринципе все так делают.

ЦитироватьВиктор Левашов написал:
 

ЦитироватьOlegIn (//forum/user/41521/) написал:
Да впринципе все так делают.

Союзы с Прогрессами тоже на своих двигателях орбиту до 300 км. поднимают? - тоже не знал этого.
Думал, ПАО только для маневрирования, стыковки и схода с орбиты. Прогресс ещё МКС поднимает, хотя...

ЦитироватьШтуцер написал:
Какая странная юбка на переходе диаметров. Не сядет там скачок уплотнения и не будет под юбкой разряжения?

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg)Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 14 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1204366802014363648)

Post Wet Dress Rehearsal Ops continues smoothly. Starting day 2 of the Flight Test Readiness Review. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near...

ЦитироватьYMMM

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Цитироватьopinion написал:
 

ЦитироватьШтуцер (//forum/user/16327/) написал:
Какая странная юбка на переходе диаметров. Не сядет там скачок уплотнения и не будет под юбкой разряжения?

Они её специально  добавили (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/10/atlas-v-starliner-mitigate-aerodynamic-issues/)  из-за проблем с аэродинамикой.

Цитировать12/11/2019 17:44 Stephen Clark

A two-day Flight Test Readiness Review concluded Tuesday with the go-ahead to continue Atlas 5 and Starliner launch preparations ahead of a Flight Readiness Review planned Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A few unresolved, or "open," items still need to be resolved over the next few days. But that was expected, and some of the open items can't be closed out until the conclusion of final joint testing ahead of the rollout of the Atlas 5 and Starliner to the launch pad next week.

Liftoff remains set for 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT) Dec. 20 from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to begin a nearly eight-day unpiloted demonstration mission of the Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station.

This week, teams are preparing to install the nose fairings on the Atlas 5's two solid-fueled boosters. Before the Atlas 5 rolls out to the launch pad Dec. 18, ground teams also planned to load hydrazine fuel for the Centaur upper stage's attitude control thrusters, and complete final avionics testing, ordnance connections and thermal closeouts on the launch vehicle.

ЦитироватьFlight Readiness Review Begins for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test

James Cawley (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/jjcawley/)
Posted Dec 12, 2019 at 8:00 am

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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stands on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, Dec. 6, during a wet dress rehearsal for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test. Image credit: NASA

NASA and Boeing are holding a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) today at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew). The review provides NASA and Boeing the opportunity to assess the mission status and work that needs to be completed prior to the critical flight test.

Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters, is leading the meeting. The senior Boeing official at the review is Jim Chilton, senior vice president, Boeing Space and Launch.

Teams have gathered from across the agency and Boeing to hear presentations from key mission managers. The FRR is an in-depth assessment on the readiness of flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and systems, mission operations, support functions and readiness of the space station program to support Starliner's maiden mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station). The meeting will conclude with a poll of all members of the review board.

Starliner will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to rendezvous and dock with the orbiting laboratory. Launch is targeted for Friday, Dec. 20.

The flight test will provide valuable data NASA will review as part of the process to certify Boeing's crew transportation system is as safe as possible for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.

ЦитироватьATLAS V TO LAUNCH STARLINER

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• Rocket: Atlas V
• Mission: Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, Orbital Flight Test
• Launch Date: Friday, Dec. 20, 2019
• Launch Time: Targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST
• Launch Location: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
 

Цитироватьazvoz (//forum/user/57811/) написал:
А где утверждается что будет  Atlas 551?

Не мне, но отвечу - на сайте ULA в разделе ' Next Launch (https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch) '. Возможно, ближе к пуску исправят...

ЦитироватьTeams Working Through Boeing Orbital Flight Test Review

Linda Herridge (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/lherridg/)
Posted Dec 12, 2019 at 11:45 am

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NASA and Boeing managers take part in the flight readiness review for Boeing's upcoming Orbital Flight Test in Operations Support Building 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dec. 12, 2019. Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The uncrewed Orbital Flight Test will be the Starliner's first flight to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Boeing, International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station) Program and Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew) (CCP) managers are reviewing the work their teams have done to be ready for launch of Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT). The team is midway through the Flight Readiness Review, assessing various items discussed and closed to meet mission requirements.

The board had a productive discussion with the Boeing, CCP and station engineering communities regarding the flight plan and redundancies built into the spacecraft systems and procedures. They also discussed how the data from this flight test will help the teams prepare for the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/edward-michael-fincke) and Nicole Mann (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann), and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson (https://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/space/crew_space_transportation-100_vehicle/docs/Ferguson-StarlinerTestPilot-Bio.pdf).

This afternoon, the board will hear more detailed briefings focused on special topics for consideration and discuss human health and performance. The space station program also will have the opportunity to speak with the teams. Toward the end of the review, Kathy Lueders, manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, and Kirk Shireman, manager for the International Space Station Program, will lead a concluding discussion amongst the participants. A readiness poll will be led by Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters.

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Launch is targeted for Friday, Dec. 20.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1205176932683386880)

Covering Starliner's first mission to the space station will require sleep shifting.

- Launch - Dec. 20 at 6:36am EST

- Docking - Dec. 21 at 8:08am EST

- Undocking - Dec. 28 at 2:16am EST

- Deorbit burn - Dec. 28 at 5:02am EST

- Landing - Dec. 28 at White Sands at 5:48am EST

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ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Посадка в 5:48..
А на месте посадки, случаем,  не будет ещё темно?

ЦитироватьFlight Readiness Concludes for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test

Linda Herridge (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/lherridg/)
Posted Dec 12, 2019 at 2:28 pm

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Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters, speaks during the flight readiness review for Boeing's upcoming Orbital Flight Test in Operations Support Building 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dec. 12, 2019. Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The uncrewed Orbital Flight Test will be the Starliner's first flight to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

NASA and Boeing are proceeding with plans for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test following a full day of briefings and discussion called a Flight Readiness Review that took place at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters, speaks during the flight readiness review for Boeing's upcoming Orbital Flight Test in Operations Support Building 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dec. 12, 2019. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20, from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The uncrewed flight test will be Starliner's maiden mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station) for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew).

NASA is working with its commercial partners to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011. Safe, reliable and cost-effective human transportation to and from the space station will allow for additional research time and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity's testbed for exploration.

NASA will hold a post-flight readiness review teleconference at 3 p.m. EST for media from Kennedy with the following representatives:

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• Jim Morhard, NASA Deputy Administrator
  
• Phil McAlister, director, NASA Commercial Spaceflight Development
  
• Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  
• Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program
  
• John Mulholland, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
  
• Steve Koerner, director, Flight Operations
  

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 22 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1205216895269580800)

Starliner, we are a go for launch!  After today's successful Flight Readiness Review, #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)'s Orbital Flight Test to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) lifting off on @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) takes flight Dec. 20 at 6:36 a.m. ET.

See the launch live: http://boeing.com/starliner  (https://t.co/uY6FWdRdVr)

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ЦитироватьU.S. Crew Ship Launch Plans Proceed; Mind and Body Research on Station

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Dec 12, 2019 at 2:43 pm

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stands at the launch pad in Florida. Credit: Boeing

NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/) and Boeing (https://www.boeing.com/) are proceeding with plans for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test following a full day of briefings and a Flight Readiness Review that took place at the Kennedy Space Center (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy).

Launch of the CST-100 Starliner (https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/) spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20, from Florida. The uncrewed flight test will be Starliner's maiden mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html).
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ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Посадка в 5:48..
А на месте посадки, случаем,  не будет ещё темно?

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1205218971416444928)

NASA deputy administrator Jim Morhard: I'm happy to announce we're go for launch on Dec. 20.  NASA's Phil McAlister: still some standard work to complete and a couple of issues to close, but the 20th is looking good. Backup dates of Dec. 21 and 23.


11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1205222997897940992)

Boeing's John Mulholland says if the launch doesn't take place by Dec. 23 they have several other dates available in December, including Dec. 25 (Merry Christmas!)


3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1205225162792153088)

Mulholland says the time Starliner will be on station, about a week, is to make sure two landing sites are available on consecutive days. No constraints on landing at night (as will be the case here).

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Партнеры США не высказали оговорок в связи с предстоящим запуском Starliner к МКС
Полет запланирован на 20 декабря

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 13 декабря. /ТАСС/. Участники программы Международной космической станции (МКС) не высказывали возражений или озабоченности в связи с запланированным на 20 декабря первым полетом к МКС нового американского космического корабля Starliner в беспилотном режиме. Об этом сообщили в четверг представители NASA в ходе телеконференции, транслировавшейся из Центра управления полетами имени Джонсона в Хьюстоне (штат Техас).

"Наши международные партнеры - профессионалы высокого класса, - отметил представитель NASA. - Они хорошо осведомлены по поводу тех вопросов, которыми мы сейчас занимаемся. Они участвовали в обзоре этой программы, осуществляемой корпорацией Boeing. Никто из них не высказал какой-либо озабоченности или оговорок в связи с процедурой подготовки к запуску".

Запуск корабля Statliner ракетой-носителем Atlas V намечен на 06:36 по времени восточного побережья США (14:36 мск) 20 декабря, стыковка с МКС ожидается через 24-25 часов. В том случае, если запуск придется отложить, окна старта откроются 21, 23, 25 и 28 декабря. Контроль за сближением корабля с МКС будут осуществлять астронавты NASA Кристина Кук и Джессика Меир. Starliner оснащен стыковочной системой, которая будет использоваться при экспедициях на Луну и на Марс. Полет нового корабля продлится около восьми суток, а затем он вернется на Землю. По словам представителей NASA, пилотируемый полет может состояться в середине будущего года.
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ЦитироватьNASA gives go-ahead for Starliner test flight to space station
December 12, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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Boeing's first space-ready Starliner capsule stands atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad. Credit: United Launch Alliance

NASA officials cleared Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for flight Thursday after a "thorough and comprehensive" review of the crew capsule's readiness, setting the stage for final pre-launch preparations at Cape Canaveral ahead of liftoff Dec. 20 on an unpiloted demonstration mission to the International Space Station.

The Starliner's Orbital Flight Test will blast off on top of a 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket fr om Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The test flight is a prerequisite for the first Starliner launch with astronauts on-board, a milestone mission scheduled some time in 2020.

"Together, NASA and Boeing are ready to demonstrate the capabilities of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft ton top of a human-rated Atlas 5 rocket," said James Morhard, NASA's deputy administrator. "This is the first flight test to the International Space Station of this new crew-capable system."

During a full day of briefings and discussion Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, representatives from NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance reviewed the status of flight hardware, software and the space station's readiness to receive the Starliner spacecraft.

"We are go for launch for the Orbital Flight Test next Friday, Dec. 20," said Phil McAlister, director of NASA's commercial spaceflight development programs. "There's still some standard open work to complete, and a couple of technical issues we have to close out, so we could move off the 20th. But right now, the 20th is looking good."

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Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for human exploration and pperations at NASA Headquarters, speaks during the Flight Readiness Review for Boeing's upcoming Orbital Flight Test. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

John Mulholland, vice president and general manager of Boeing's commercial crew program, said engineers continue to assess several unresolved issues, including a NASA verification of data showing the Starliner for the Orbital Flight Test matches Boeing's design.

"Part of our requirements was to provide that dataset to the International Space Station program, Mulholland said. "They are almost complete with that review, but they are conducting a thorough review of that to make sure that they're satisfied with the thoroughness of our build."

Mulholland said final analysis and qualification of the Starliner's "mission data load," which will be loaded into the capsule's computer Tuesday, is also ongoing.

The launch time Dec. 20 is set for 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT), roughly the moment Earth's rotation brings Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad under the space station's orbital plane.

The Atlas 5's Russian-made RD-180 main engine and two Aerojet Rocketdyne solid rocket boosters will power the launcher off the pad. A dual-engine Centaur upper stage will power the Starliner into space and deploy the capsule on a preliminary suborbital trajectory. The capsule's own thrusters will fire about a half-hour after liftoff to reach a stable orbit and begin its pursuit of the station.

"While officially getting the authority to proceed with the launch, it's important to remember that the launch of the Starliner is just the beginning," Mulholland said Thursday. "The spacecraft will spend about eight days in orbit, and we've got a highly skilled team who will be executing the mission."

Boeing, ULA and NASA have backup launch opportunities reserved with the U.S. Air Force's Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral for Dec. 21 and Dec. 23.

Assuming the launch occurs Dec. 20, docking of the Starliner spacecraft with the International Space Station's Harmony module is scheduled for Dec. 21 at 8:08 a.m. EST (1308 GMT).

The space station crew will open hatches and enter the Starliner spacecraft, retrieving cargo and performing inspections during the ship's week-long stay.

At the conclusion of the eight-day test flight, the Starliner is scheduled to undock from the space station Dec. 28 around 2:16 a.m. EST (0716 GMT). After backing away to a safe distance, the 16.5-foot-tall (5-meter) capsule will fire its service module engines at 5:02 a.m. EST (1002 GMT) for a deorbit burn.

After slowing its speed enough to fall back into the atmosphere, the Starliner will jettison its disposable service module. The crew module will orient itself to fly belly first, exposing its heat shield to temperatures up to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,650 degrees Celsius).

While the service module burns up in the atmosphere, the spacecraft's crew module will unfurl three main parachutes to slow down for landing. The capsule will inflate airbags to cushion its touchdown at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico on Dec. 28 at 5:48 a.m. EST (1048 GMT).

Recovery teams will be on standby at White Sands, the mission's preferred landing site, to safe and retrieve the spaceship. They will transport the capsule back to Florida for refurbishment and reuse on a future crewed Starliner flight.

"Mainly, the focus of this flight is to prove out ... the spacecraft's ability to get to the International Space Station and dock safely, transfer the cargo, and then safely return back to White Sands," Mulholland said.

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ULA's mission poster for the Starliner's Orbital Flight Test. Credit: United Launch Alliance

The Flight Readiness Review held Thursday was a major milestone in the Starliner's first launch campaign.

"The Boeing team, in particular, went above and beyond in the last few months to complete the necessary testing and prepare the necessary certification products required for this review," McAlister said. "Everyone is eager to see this mission fly, but the NASA team did a thorough and comprehensive job verifying all the safety products.

"If someone saw something that gave them pause or required additional work, they spoke up, we talked about it, and in some cases, we developed additional data to help close the open item," McAlister said. "The team worked quickly but they didn't hurry, and I think that speaks to the competence and professionalism of the team."

NASA is paying Boeing more than $4.8 billion for the Starliner program through a series of agreements and contracts since 2010. While the decade-long development of the Starliner spacecraft is nearing the finish line, the unpiloted test flight later this month is a precursor to future flights with astronauts.

Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson, a former space shuttle commander, will fly on the Starliner's first crewed test flight next year. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann will join Ferguson on the mission to the space station, wh ere they could stay for up to six months.

The Starliner's demonstration flight this month will also test the capsule's life support systems before astronauts fly next year. An instrumented test dummy named "Rosie the Astronaut" will ride in one of the capsule's seats to collect data on the environments astronauts will see on future missions.

"This uncrewed test flight is not just another contract milestone," McAlister said Thursday. "Its just a phenomenal opportunity for us to learn the true performance of the spacecraft. Computer models are great, but they only go so far. Seeing how the spacecraft actually performs in the operational environment of space is a huge confidence-building measure, and it's going to provide us with the critical data we need for the final certification."

McAlister cautioned that the Starliner's first trip to space will be risky.

"While we've done everything we think is necessary prior to flight, there will undoubtedly be some unexpected results," he said. "This is a test, and testing inevitably identifies some items that were unanticipated, and some of those items may even be unwelcome, but we are going to work through all those challenges that may arise in order to get our crew members to space, and our spacecraft will be better because of it."

NASA's other commercial crew partner, SpaceX, conducted the first unpiloted test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the station in March. Kathy Lueders, manager of NASA's commercial crew program, said Thursday that SpaceX could launch its first Crew Dragon flight with astronauts in the first quarter of 2020.

After the Starliner and Crew Dragon complete their first crewed missions, NASA plans to certify both vehicles for regular crew rotation flights to the space station. Each capsule will carry at least four astronauts for NASA and international partners to and from the station, ending U.S. reliance on Russian Soyuz crew ferry ships.

A fifth seat on Starliner missions could be sold commercially for space tourists or private astronauts.

"We have not had this capability in the United States since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, and we are looking forward to ending that gap," McAlister said.

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ЦитироватьAtlas V Starliner OFT: By the Numbers
Dec 13, 2019, 11:47 AM

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Here is a look at the launch by the numbers.

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The Atlas V with Starliner stands 172 feet tall and will weigh 979,223 pounds when fully fueled for liftoff.
 
The Common Core Booster first stage is structurally rigid and constructed of isogrid aluminum barrels to stand 107 feet long and 12.5 feet in diameter.
 
The RD-180 main engine burns 48,800 gallons of liquid oxygen and 25,000 gallons of RP-1 fuel, a highly refined kerosene, to generate 860,300 pounds of thrust.
 
This will be the 87th RD-180 to fly since 2000.
 
The first stage is augmented by two AJ60 solid rocket boosters that stand 66 feet long, 62 inches in diameter and each generate 348,500 pounds of thrust.
 
The SRBs are constructed of a continuous graphite-epoxy composite casing with the throttle profile designed into the propellant grain.
 
There have been 115 AJ60s launched since 2003.
 
The Centaur upper stage features pressure-stabilized tanks constructed of corrosion-resistant stainless steel. It is 42 feet long and 10 feet in diameter.
 
The Centaur is powered by two RL10A-4-2 engines that consume 12,300 gallons of liquid hydrogen and 4,150 gallons of liquid oxygen to generate a combined 44,600 pounds of thrust to shape the desired trajectory for Starliner.
 
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220049.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220049.jpg)

There have been 80 flights of the Atlas V rocket since Aug. 21, 2002, successfully launching national security payloads, commercial spacecraft and scientific exploration missions with 100 percent mission success.
 
There have been 251 flights of the Centaur upper stage since May 1962, including 228 launches on Atlas rockets and 23 atop Titan vehicles.
 
There have been 166 Dual Engine Centaurs flown to date, with 143 launches by Atlas and 23 by Titan rockets. A total of 85 Single Engine Centaurs have launched, all on Atlas.
 
This will be the 497th and 498th RL10 production engines since 1962.
 
The Launch Vehicle Adapter provides the structural attachment of Starliner to the Atlas V rocket for ascent. It is constructed of a truss structure and metallic ring. The LVA also features a 70-inch-long aeroskirt to enhance the aerodynamic characteristics, stability and loads of the Atlas V.
 
During Project Mercury on Feb. 20, 1962, the Atlas 109-D rocket launched the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, and his Friendship 7 capsule. 
 
Atlas 107-D launched Scott Carpenter and Aurora 7 on  May 24, 1962 to orbit the Earth three times; Sigma 7 and Walter Schirra were launched by Atlas 113-D on Oct. 3, 1962 to complete 6 orbits; and Atlas 130-D launched Faith 7 and Gordon Cooper on a 34-hour voyage in orbit on May 15, 1963, completing the Mercury missions.
 
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The Mobile Launch Platform will transfer the Atlas V rocket from the Vertical Integration Facility to the Space Launch Complex-41 pad. The combined MLP and rocket weight at rollout will be 1.6 million pounds.

The pad includes the 200-foot-tall Crew Access Tower and 48-foot-long Crew Access Arm to reach the Starliner crew module hatch.
 
This will be the 66th Atlas V launch from the Space Launch Complex-41 and the 93rd overall launch from the pad since Titan began using the site in 1965.
 
The powered flight of Atlas V to launch Starliner's Orbital Flight Test lasts 11 minutes and 58 seconds The first stage of flight will last 4 minutes and 29 seconds. The single burn of the Centaur lasts 7 minutes and 9 seconds.
 
Atlas V will accelerate Starliner to 17,475 mph.
 
Starliner will be deployed at T+plus 14 minutes and 54 seconds on a suborbital trajectory with parameters of 98 by 39 nautical miles at 51.6 degrees.

Цитировать14 ДЕК, 11:21
"Рози-ракетчица" отправится к МКС в кабине нового корабля Starliner
Так назвали манекен, снабженный многочисленными датчиками

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 14 декабря. /ТАСС/. Манекен, названный "Рози-ракетчица" (Rosie the Rocketeer), будет находиться во время первого полета в кабине нового американского космического корабля Starliner, который планируется вывести на орбиту 20 декабря ракетой-носителем Atlas V.

Как сообщил в пятницу интернет-портал Space.com, идею назвать так манекен, снабженный многочисленными датчиками, предложила руководитель подразделения корпорации Boeing по военно-космическим программам Лианна Каре по аналогии с созданным в 1943 году художником Норманом Роквеллом образом "Клепальщицы Рози" (Rosie the Riverter), ставшим символом женщин, занятых в военной промышленности в годы Второй мировой войны. Информация с этих датчиков будет использована для оценки перегрузок, которые будут испытывать астронавты при старте и при возвращении на Землю.

По словам руководителя департамента NASA по коммерческим космическим программам Фила Макаллистера, последняя партия грузов для экипажа МКС будет загружена в Starliner в субботу, после чего люк корабля будет закрыт. Старт ракеты-носителя намечен на 06:36 по времени восточного побережья США (14:36 мск) 20 декабря, а стыковка с МКС ожидается через 24-25 часов.
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Корабль будет пристыкован к МКС вплоть до 28 декабря, а затем вернется на Землю. Спуск с использованием парашютной системы будет осуществлен на территории полигона Уайт-Сэндз в штате Нью-Мексико.

NASA прекратило пилотируемые полеты в 2011 году после завершения программы использования возвращаемых кораблей Space Shuttle. С тех пор астронавты доставляются на МКС российскими "Союзами".

Помимо Starliner, разработанного корпорацией Boeing, компания SpaceX создала свой корабль Crew Dragon, это модификация грузового корабля Dragon, который уже доставляет грузы для МКС. В автоматическом режиме этот корабль был отправлен к станции 2 марта 2019 года и пристыковался к ней на следующий день.

На МКС сейчас работают россияне Александр Скворцов и Олег Скрипочка, американцы Эндрю Морган, Кристина Кук и Джессика Меир, а также астронавт Европейского космического агентства итальянец Лука Пармитано.

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ЦитироватьDec. 14, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-139

NASA to Provide Coverage of Boeing Orbital Flight Test for Commercial Crew

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stand on Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 4, 2019. The vehicle was in place on the launch pad for Boeing's wet dress rehearsal ahead of the upcoming Orbital Flight Test, an uncrewed mission to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Credits: Boeing

The launch of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station), as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html), is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20. The uncrewed flight test will be the Boeing CST-100 Starliner's maiden mission to the space station.

Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live) Tuesday, Dec. 17, with prelaunch events.

Starliner will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. About 31 minutes after launch, Starliner will reach its preliminary orbit. It is scheduled to dock to the space station at 8:08 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Starliner will carry about 600 pounds of crew supplies and equipment to the space station and return some critical research samples to Earth with a parachute-assisted landing at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico at 5:47 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28.

The flight test will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the Atlas V rocket, Starliner spacecraft, and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking and landing operations. The data will be used as part of NASA's process of certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station. NASA's Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry through a public-private partnership to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011.

NASA TV mission coverage is as follows (all times are Eastern):

Tuesday, Dec. 17

2 p.m. (no earlier than) – Prelaunch briefing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Participants include:

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• Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  
• Joel Montalbano, deputy manager, International Space Station Program
  
• John Mulholland, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
  
• John Elbon, chief operating officer, United Launch Alliance
  
• Pat Forrester, astronaut office chief, Johnson Space Center
  
• Will Ulrich, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron
  

Thursday, Dec. 19

9:30 a.m. – NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine near the Countdown Clock with:

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• Robert Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center
  
• Mike Fincke, NASA Astronaut, Starliner Crew Flight Test
  
• Nicole Mann, NASA Astronaut, Starliner Crew Flight Test
  
• Chris Ferguson, Boeing Astronaut, Starliner Crew Flight Test
  
• Suni Williams, NASA Astronaut, Starliner first operational mission crew
  
• Josh Cassada, NASA Astronaut, Starliner first operational mission crew
  

Friday, Dec. 20

5:30 a.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 6:36 a.m. launch.

9 a.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference. Participants include:

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• NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
  
• Jim Chilton, Boeing senior vice president, Space and Launch Division
  
• Astronauts Chris Ferguson, Mike Fincke, and Nicole Mann
  

9:30 a.m. – Launch team postlaunch news conference

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• Steve Stich, deputy manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  
• Boeing representative (to be determined)
  
• ULA representative (to be determined)
  
• Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program
  

Saturday, Dec. 21

5 a.m. – Coverage of rendezvous, docking and hatch opening

Friday, Dec. 27

8:15 a.m. – Coverage of hatch closing

11:45 p.m. – Coverage of undocking

Saturday, Dec. 28

4:30 a.m. – Coverage of deorbit and landing begins

The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable and cost-effective human space transportation to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit, which could allow for additional research time and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity's testbed for exploration. Commercial partnerships are an important part of NASA's Artemis program, which will send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024.

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Last Updated: Dec. 14, 2019
Editor: Karen Northon

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 9 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1205831008131567616)

Hydrazine load completed. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near

ЦитироватьAtlas V Starliner OFT: By the Numbers
Dec 13, 2019, 11:47 AM

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Here is a look at the launch by the numbers.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220048.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220048.jpg)

The Atlas V with Starliner stands 172 feet tall and will weigh 979,223 pounds when fully fueled for liftoff.
 
The Common Core Booster first stage is structurally rigid and constructed of isogrid aluminum barrels to stand 107 feet long and 12.5 feet in diameter.
 
The RD-180 main engine burns 48,800 gallons of liquid oxygen and 25,000 gallons of RP-1 fuel, a highly refined kerosene, to generate 860,300 pounds of thrust.
 
This will be the 87th RD-180 to fly since 2000.
 
The first stage is augmented by two AJ60 solid rocket boosters that stand 66 feet long, 62 inches in diameter and each generate 348,500 pounds of thrust.
 
The SRBs are constructed of a continuous graphite-epoxy composite casing with the throttle profile designed into the propellant grain.
 
There have been 115 AJ60s launched since 2003.
 
The Centaur upper stage features pressure-stabilized tanks constructed of corrosion-resistant stainless steel. It is 42 feet long and 10 feet in diameter.
 
The Centaur is powered by two RL10A-4-2 engines that consume 12,300 gallons of liquid hydrogen and 4,150 gallons of liquid oxygen to generate a combined 44,600 pounds of thrust to shape the desired trajectory for Starliner.
 
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220049.jpg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220049.jpg)

There have been 80 flights of the Atlas V rocket since Aug. 21, 2002, successfully launching national security payloads, commercial spacecraft and scientific exploration missions with 100 percent mission success.
 
There have been 251 flights of the Centaur upper stage since May 1962, including 228 launches on Atlas rockets and 23 atop Titan vehicles.
 
There have been 166 Dual Engine Centaurs flown to date, with 143 launches by Atlas and 23 by Titan rockets. A total of 85 Single Engine Centaurs have launched, all on Atlas.
 
This will be the 497th and 498th RL10 production engines since 1962.
 
The Launch Vehicle Adapter provides the structural attachment of Starliner to the Atlas V rocket for ascent. It is constructed of a truss structure and metallic ring. The LVA also features a 70-inch-long aeroskirt to enhance the aerodynamic characteristics, stability and loads of the Atlas V.
 
During Project Mercury on Feb. 20, 1962, the Atlas 109-D rocket launched the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, and his Friendship 7 capsule. 
 
Atlas 107-D launched Scott Carpenter and Aurora 7 on  May 24, 1962 to orbit the Earth three times; Sigma 7 and Walter Schirra were launched by Atlas 113-D on Oct. 3, 1962 to complete 6 orbits; and Atlas 130-D launched Faith 7 and Gordon Cooper on a 34-hour voyage in orbit on May 15, 1963, completing the Mercury missions.
 
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The Mobile Launch Platform will transfer the Atlas V rocket from the Vertical Integration Facility to the Space Launch Complex-41 pad. The combined MLP and rocket weight at rollout will be 1.6 million pounds.

The pad includes the 200-foot-tall Crew Access Tower and 48-foot-long Crew Access Arm to reach the Starliner crew module hatch.
 
This will be the 66th Atlas V launch from the Space Launch Complex-41 and the 93rd overall launch from the pad since Titan began using the site in 1965.
 
The powered flight of Atlas V to launch Starliner's Orbital Flight Test lasts 11 minutes and 54 seconds The first stage of flight will last 4 minutes and 29 seconds. The single burn of the Centaur lasts 7 minutes and 9 seconds.
 
Atlas V will accelerate Starliner to 17,475 mph.
 
Starliner will be deployed at T+plus 14 minutes and 54 seconds on a suborbital trajectory with parameters of 98 by 39 nautical miles at 51.6 degrees.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1205984436308922369)

We're getting all decked out for our Dec. 20 holiday season flight to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station). This splash of color representing our partnership with @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) and continued commitment to the future of human spaceflight really makes #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) shine.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 37 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1206016045204545536)

#TeamStarliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamStarliner?src=hash) hard at work today in the Orbital Flight Test countdown.
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125614.png) Final mission software data load
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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125614.png) Side hatch closed
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125614.png) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) configured for launch

#OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) launches Dec. 20 at 6:36 a.m. ET  

http://boeing.com/starliner  (https://t.co/uY6FWdRdVr)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1206143545771536385)

SRB fairing installed. Starliner hatch closed. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is near

ЦитироватьDual Engine Centaur returns to service for Starliner launches
Dec 15, 2019, 07:06 AM

The Atlas V rocket will fly a special trajectory to space when launching Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsules, a flight path that requires the Centaur upper stage to use two engines instead of one.

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The Dual Engine Centaur (DEC) was standard aboard Atlas rockets for decades, but the performance generated by Atlas V rendered two engines on the upper stage unnecessary for the past 15 years.
 
For Starliner missions, however, the double-engine configuration returns so that the rocket can fly a flatter trajectory and ensure the capsule can execute an abort at any time to bring the astronauts back to Earth safely if a problem occurs.
 
Centaur is the most efficient upper stage flying today. It is constructed using pressure-stabilized stainless steel tanks to hold cryogenic liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen. The tank walls are 0.02 inches thick, thinner than a dime, which is one of the key features that makes it the highest-performing upper stage in the world.
 
The venerable stage was developed at the dawn of the space age to harness the power of liquid hydrogen and create a pathway for larger spacecraft to visit the Moon and every planet across the solar system.
 
First launched in 1962, it has flown 251 times and enabled scientific exploration from the Sun to Pluto and everywhere in between. U.S. national security and telecommunications around the world also have benefited from Centaur.
 
To date, there have been 166 Dual Engine Centaurs used by both Atlas and Titan rockets and 85 Single Engine Centaurs, exclusively on Atlas.
 
All Centaurs prior to 2000 were dual-engine configurations, and the most recent was in 2004 on the final launch of the Atlas IIAS vehicle. Atlas rockets have used DECs 143 times from 1962 to 2004 and Titan flew 23 DECs from 1974 to 2003.
 
Single Engine Centaur was introduced in 2000 on the Atlas IIIA rocket and that carried over to Atlas V for all 80 of its launches thus far.

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OFT marks the return to Dual Engine Centaur, providing double the thrust from twin Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 engines. That 44,600 pounds of thrust allows Centaur to execute a customized flight profile for Starliner that features just a single burn and a limited acceleration rate to manage the G-force experienced by the astronauts aboard.
 
The heritage has carried forward through current designs which allowed for minimal new hardware required to build the Dual Engine Centaur configuration for Starliner missions.
 
Following the first stage of flight, the Atlas V common core booster will jettison from the Centaur four minutes and 35 seconds after liftoff. The Centaur ignites both engines 10 seconds later at an altitude of approximately 60 nautical miles.
 
The Centaur burn will last just over seven minutes to deliver Starliner at the desired injection point for separation at T+plus 15 minutes into a 98 by 39-nautical mile suborbital trajectory, inclined 51.6 degrees relative to the equator.
 
Employing the same operational procedure as the space shuttle that also launched on suborbital trajectories, the Starliner capsule will perform an orbital-maneuvering engine firing about 15 minutes after separation from Centaur to reach a stable orbit. The capsule then begins the chase to catch the International Space Station for docking.
 
Meanwhile, the Centaur will passivate onboard tanks and re-enter over the Indian Ocean to complete its mission southwest of Australia an hour after liftoff.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1206574759212920833)

#Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is carrying 500 seeds in its cargo from five different species of tree that mirror those flown around the Moon on #Apollo (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo?src=hash) 14 and were planted by the U.S. Forest Service. When these seeds return from @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station), they will be planted across the U.S.

ЦитироватьNAVAREA IV 1081/19

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
201126Z TO 201216Z DEC,
ALTERNATE 211103Z TO 211153Z DEC AND 231015Z TO 231105Z DEC
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
    A. 28-37-21N 080-36-24W, 29-07-00N 080-01-00W,
        29-03-00N 079-56-00W, 28-37-00N 080-20-00W,
        28-35-00N 080-24-00W, 28-31-47N 080-33-40W.
    B. 29-15-00N 079-58-00W, 29-42-00N 079-33-00W,
        29-34-00N 079-23-00W, 29-09-00N 079-47-00W.
    C. 39-25-00N 066-51-00W, 40-33-00N 064-59-00W,
        40-25-00N 064-52-00W, 39-18-00N 066-44-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231205Z DEC 19.//

Authority: EASTERN RANGE 102106Z DEC 19.

Date: 150831Z DEC 19
Cancel: 23120500 Dec 19


HYDROPAC 4152/19

INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
201221Z TO 201309Z DEC,
ALTERNATE 211158Z TO 211246Z DEC AND  231110Z TO 231158Z DEC
IN AREA BOUND BY
    24-10S 078-39E, 21-03S 082-56E,
    29-58S 092-56E, 37-55S 104-44E,
    43-24S 116-27E, 47-54S 131-16E,
    49-37S 146-12E, 49-50S 153-23E,
    54-47S 153-23E, 55-06S 148-33E,
    54-08S 133-51E, 50-48S 117-57E,
    44-28S 102-29E, 37-03S 091-45E,
    29-39S 083-03E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231258Z DEC 19.//

Authority: EASTERN RANGE 101906Z DEC 19.

Date: 150819Z DEC 19
Cancel: 23125800 Dec 19

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185119.png) Dr Marco Langbroek‏ @Marco_Langbroek (https://twitter.com/Marco_Langbroek) 22 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Marco_Langbroek/status/1206250134805331968)

Hazard areas and approximate ground track of the 20 December Boeing CST-100 Starliner orbital flight test:

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1206589375578099712)

The first weather forecast for #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) and #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) was issued by the @45thSpaceWing (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing) this morning. The outlook for Friday's 6:36amEST (1136 UTC) launch from Cape Canaveral is 70 % GO.  See more details in our live launch blog: http://bit.ly/av_oft  (https://t.co/1zR8ToeFl6)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1206589314777452546)

In an email update, ULA says there's a 70% chance of acceptable weather for Friday's Starliner launch at 6:36 am EST (1136 GMT). The cumulus cloud rule and ground winds are the primary concerns. Weather slips to 60 % go if the launch is delayed to Saturday.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1206663038855630848)

#OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is coming

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1206680455526912001)

#RosietheRocketeer (https://twitter.com/hashtag/RosietheRocketeer?src=hash) is our anthropometric test device. She's an ode to the women who blazed a trail in aerospace and human spaceflight. Rosie has hundreds of sensors that will measure what it will be like for astronauts inside #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash).

More: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/11/21/boeing-names-test-dummy-fly-aboard-first-starliner-flight-after-iconic-rosie-riveter/4230233002/ ... (https://t.co/ql3ZRwj8AL)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 26 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1206747734440583173)

System Certification Review completed. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash)

ЦитироватьDec. 16, 2019

Boeing and NASA Approach Milestone Orbital Flight Test

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stands on Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 4, 2019. Boeing's Orbital Flight Test will launch on Dec. 20, 2019.
Credits: Boeing

By Jim Cawley
NASA's Kennedy Space Center

When Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) (https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-crew-boeing-orbital-flight-test-uncrewed/) launches on Dec. 20, 2019, it will be a major step toward returning human spaceflight capability to the U.S.

The uncrewed mission for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html) will rendezvous and dock Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) and return to Earth on Dec. 28. Starliner will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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The uncrewed Orbital Flight Test mission for NASA's Commercial Crew Program will rendezvous and dock Boeing's Starliner spacecraft with the International Space Station and return to Earth on Dec. 28.
Credits: Boeing

"This test flight will give us valuable data about Starliner's performance in the actual environment through each phase of flight and demonstrate its capability to transport crew to the space station and bring them home safely," said Trip Healey, NASA's mission manager for OFT. "Being on the cusp of this huge moment in history is really exciting."

Data from the mission will validate spacecraft system performance and will move Starliner farther down the path toward its first flight with astronauts aboard — Boeing's Crew Flight Test (CFT).

NASA astronauts Michael Fincke (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/edward-michael-fincke) and Nicole Mann (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann) and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson will be onboard Starliner for CFT. All three were on hand when the spacecraft for this flight test rolled out of Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/boeing-cst-100-starliner-takes-next-step-for-orbital-flight-test) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 21, making the roughly six-mile trek on a transport vehicle to SLC-41 to be mated atop the Atlas V rocket.

The crew also recently participated in an integrated day of launch test (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/12/06/atlas-v-fueled-in-dress-rehearsal-for-boeings-orbital-flight-test/) for OFT and witnessed Boeing's Pad Abort Test (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/boeing-s-starliner-completes-pad-abort-test-for-commercial-crew). These tests are part of verifying each of Starliner's systems will function not only separately, but in concert, to protect astronauts on the Crew Flight Test and future missions by carrying them safely away from the launch pad in the unlikely event of an emergency prior to liftoff. For this test without crew members, the abort system will not be active.

"We're looking forward to the day when we're launching people on a regular basis," said Fincke. "As graduates of military test pilot schools, we are really excited to see how Starliner's going to behave; we know it's going to be awesome, and we're going to get all kinds of really great test data from it."

The uncrewed flight test is the culmination of years of ingenuity and perseverance throughout the design, build, and test phases of the program.

"The most inspiring thing to note through this partnership is how the Boeing, ULA and NASA teams continue to work together to resolve challenges," Healey said. "There is definitely a team spirit, or esprit de corps, that has helped bring us to this point."

Last Updated: Dec. 16, 2019
Editor: James Cawley

ЦитироватьВиктор Левашов написал:
По Московскому времени - во сколько старт будет?

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
Если уточнений не последует, пока 14:36:00 ДМВ 20.12.2019

ЦитироватьDec 17 16:35
Weather now 80% GO

The launch weather forecast for Friday's Atlas V Starliner launch has improved to an 80 percent chance of favorable conditions, according to the latest update from the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral.

"From Thursday into Saturday, the pressure gradient remains tight, with strong high pressure over the Mid-Atlantic and low pressure over Cuba. Winds at the Cape are expected to gust near 22 knots, shifting from the north-northeast on Thu to east on Friday into Saturday," Launch Weather Officer Jessica Williams said today.

"With sustained onshore flow through Saturday, cumulus clouds are expected to be moving onshore with a slight chance of a brief shower. Any shower in the vicinity has the potential to produce a temporary wind gust near 30 knots with the moderate gradient already in place.

"Therefore, the primary concerns for launch day are the Cumulus Cloud Rule and User Ground Winds."

The operations forecast for the 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 UTC) liftoff time includes scattered clouds, good visibility, easterly winds 18 peaking to 22 knots and a temperature near 63 degrees F.

"Similar conditions are expected Saturday with slightly higher moisture and wind speeds, so the chance for showers and the POV is increased," Williams said.

The odds of acceptable weather on Saturday morning are 70 percent with the primary concerns also being cumulus clouds and ground winds.

ЦитироватьTelevised Prelaunch Briefing Set for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test

Linda Herridge (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/lherridg/)
Posted Dec 17, 2019 at 10:07 am

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Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida on Dec. 5, 2019, for the program's first-ever Integrated Day of Launch Test the following day. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

NASA will hold a prelaunch briefing on Tuesday, Dec. 17, no earlier than 2 p.m. EST, following the completion of the Launch Readiness Review for Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Briefing participants are:

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• Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  
• Joel Montalbano, deputy manager, International Space Station Program
  
• John Mulholland, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
  
• John Elbon, chief operating officer, United Launch Alliance
  
• Pat Forrester, astronaut office chief, Johnson Space Center
  
• Will Ulrich, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron
  

Watch the briefing live on NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive). More details about the mission and NASA's Commercial Crew Program can be found in the online press kit (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/commercialcrew_press_kit.pdf) and by following the @commercial_crew (https://twitter.com/commercial_crew) on Twitter and commercial crew (https://www.facebook.com/NASACommercialCrew/) on Facebook.

View all of the prelaunch briefings and events at https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-boeing-oft-briefings-events-and-broadcasts (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-boeing-oft-briefings-events-and-broadcasts).

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron predict an 80 percent chance of favorable weather for launch on Friday morning, with the possibility of cumulus clouds posing the main concern.

ЦитироватьThe Blue Team will prep Starliner crew cabin for flight
Dec 17, 2019, 11:07 AM

Eight specialists fr om United Launch Alliance and The Boeing Co., known as the Blue Team, will rehearse their job of loading astronauts into Starliner spacecraft during the Atlas V rocket's countdown to the Orbital Flight Test launch.

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The Blue Team has the unique responsibility of preparing the crew module, assisting the astronauts into their seats and then closing the hatch for flight.
 
They will be the last people that the astronauts see until arriving at the International Space Station -- the destination for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
 
But the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test offers the Blue Team a "real world" dress rehearsal of their launch day tasks at the Space Launch Complex-41 pad ahead of upcoming crewed missions.
 
"We want to fully simulate the operations needed to prepare the spacecraft for crew. This is an Orbital Flight Test in every sense of the words, so this is our best opportunity to refine our operations and ensure everything works as planned and on the timeline needed to ensure we get everything ready for launch," said Dane Drefke, ULA's mechanical operations lead engineer who serves as the Blue Team Leader (BTL).
 
Drefke is in charge of the Blue Team's activities and has an obligation to ensure everyone's safety.
 
About six hours before liftoff, cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen will begin flowing into the Atlas V rocket's stages for launch. It is a hazardous operation and the area surrounding the pad will be cleared of all personnel.
 
Once fueling is completed and the rocket placed into a quiescent state, the Blue Team will drive up to the pad gates in two vehicles. Drefke leads them into the complex and parks at the base of the Crew Access Tower (CAT), the 200-foot-tall gantry built to support Atlas V launches of Starliner.
 
The team takes the elevator up to Level 12, the deck leading to the Starliner hatchway. It's now time for the Blue Team to go to work.
 
ULA's three representatives on the Blue Team begin activities by walking across the 48-foot-long retractable catwalk extending from the CAT to the White Room. Their duties include verifying the White Room is safe for personnel to enter, establishing access to the capsule, deploying the environmental seal between the pad and spacecraft and setting up access platforms.
 
The ULA members then switch places with five Boeing technicians waiting in the wings on the CAT, led by Boeing's Pad Team Leader Melanie Weber.
 
"Even though we're from two different companies, we really are one team," Weber said.  "We have to be totally in sync and have each others' backs to make sure we're successful on launch day."
 
"The Boeing team will open the capsule hatch and prepare the spacecraft for the crew to arrive. There's a myriad of checks and power up operations they do. The prepare each seat for the arrival of the crew members," said Drefke.
 
"The Blue Team Leader will direct all operations from outside the White Room on Level 12. The BTL has to ensure we don't exceed the personnel limits in the White Room, and that the crew members are ready to enter."

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Once operations are completed -- for future missions, that means the crew and cargo have been loaded in the vehicle -- the Boeing technicians close the hatch and clear the White Room. The ULA members then configure the White Room for launch by retracting access platforms and deflating the environmental seal around the capsule to prepare the swing arm for rotation to the launch position.
 
"We then perform one last check of the tower and then clear the pad for launch," said Drefke.
 
The team departs the pad at Launch-minus 35 minutes.
 
The access arm will be hydraulically swung away from the spacecraft 10 minutes before launch. The process will take about two minutes to reach the stowed position against the CAT.
 
If the need arises, the arm can be redeployed in less than 15 seconds by dropping counterweights.
 
The Blue Team will be stationed to the north of the pad at liftoff.
 
"We stand by there in the event we need to return to the pad quickly to attend to the crew," said Drefke.
 
Unlike the space shuttle days that included astronauts on the Orbiter Closeout Crew to assist with flight crew ingress activities, the Blue Team will remain at 8 members in its current composition.
 
"Because returning to the pad in inherently dangerous with a fueled vehicle, we lim it the number of people exposed to that hazard to the absolute minimum required. The NASA personnel from the crew office will fully train all of the Blue Team members in what is required to assist the crew, and we will perform those duties," Drefke explained.
 
Because safety is paramount, SLC-41 has an Emergency Escape System available for the Blue Team and astronuts to evacuate the launch pad using zip lines to rapidly travel 1,300 feet away from the tower to awaiting armored vehicles.

ЦитироватьLaunch Readiness Review Complete, Boeing Orbital Flight Test 'Go' for Launch

Linda Herridge (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/lherridg/)
Posted Dec 17, 2019 at 1:22 pm

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The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stands on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, Dec. 6, during a wet dress rehearsal for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test. Image credit: NASA

Teams from NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance are "go" for a launch following today's launch readiness review ahead of the Orbital Flight Test mission to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station) for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Launch is scheduled for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing continue to predict an 80% chance of favorable weather with the primary concerns for launch day are the Cumulus Cloud Rule and User Ground Winds violations during the instantaneous launch window.

At 2 p.m., NASA will host a prelaunch news briefing at Kennedy Space Center. Participants are:

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• Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  
• Joel Montalbano, deputy manager, International Space Station Program
  
• John Mulholland, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
  
• John Elbon, chief operating officer, United Launch Alliance
  
• Pat Forrester, astronaut office chief, Johnson Space Center
  
• Will Ulrich, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron
  

ЦитироватьAtlas V Starliner OFT Mission Profile

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17 дек. 2019 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207013969019514880)

Kathy (NASA CC Manager): NASA looking forward to seeing how Starliner and Atlas V work together and how Starliner works with ISS in a full end-to-end test.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207014212901507073)

Undocking to landing is just a little more than 4hrs.


3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207014503122161666)

Launch at 06:36 EST on Friday results in a Saturday docking at 08:27 EST.


3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207014553890021376)

No Starliner issues being worked at this time.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1207014677294845956)

John Mulholland of Boeing says they're not tracking any spacecraft anomalies for the Starliner OFT launch, spacecraft is in "really good shape."

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1207015407149887488)

ULA's John Elbon adds there are no  significant issues with the Atlas 5 that will launch Starliner Friday.


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207015292880199687)

Atlas V's Emergency Detection System will fly in "passive mode" on this flight and will be active for crew flights.


11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207015359481552897)

ULA: "No significant issues being worked on Atlas V at this time."

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207016142402928640)

NASA Astro office: This OFT Starliner capsule will be the one reused for first Post Certification Mission AFTER the Crew Test Flight next year.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207018421944291329)

Aeroskirt on Atlas smooth the aerodynamics.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207018715503628289)

Two additional Soyuz crew seats are in negotiations.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207019008157003776)

Rosie, flight test dummy, will be measuring G loads, forces, etc for what crew will experience throughout flight.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207021539444563970)

OFT and CFT Starliners are nearly identical, but OFT will not have emergency oxygen system for crew (as there is now crew).


3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207021601126068224)

OFT also will not have In Flight Abort capability.


2 мин.назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207021770877919234)

Gap between OFT and CFT can't be answered in concrete number of months but will be driven by readiness, how OFT goes, and making sure that's all rolled into certifications.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207021974985293825)

4.5 months to turn a Starliner around between flights.


2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207022154367275009)

Most refurb is outside capsule.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207022402875600897)

Boeing: Pad Abort data review has been great.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207022873573052416)

Cargo on OFT Starliner: 270 kg of ISS cargo -- majority food.


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1207023026845425664)

NASA's Joel Montalbano says there will be 270 kg of cargo on Starliner to ISS for the Orbital Flight Test; mostly food but some crew clothing and radiation monitoring equipment.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207023208119099393)

Atlas trajectory "flattened" for G force loads and abort capability.  Starliner Suborbital at separation: 90nm x 39nm -- OMAC engines on Starliner will circularise orbit from there.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207024397514657800)

ISS crew will NOT have the ability to remote-control  dock OFT Starliner is there's an issue.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207024754739286019)

Launch dates available: Dec. 20-21, 23, 25-28, 30th- Jan. 1.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 18 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207025450293309440)

ULA has a launch a month in early 2020.  CFT is currently phased around that manifest, but they didn't want to give that date.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1207025607361617921)

ULA's Elbon: busy launch schedule next year, but looking at ways to fit Starliner crewed flight test into schedule around Solar Orbiter in February and Mars 2020 in the summer.

ЦитироватьDec 17 22:54

Launch Readiness Review completed

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Mission leadership have given a "go" for liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Liftoff is scheduled for 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 UTC) on Friday from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The Launch Readiness Review, led by Bill Cullen, ULA's OFT launch director, was completed this morning at the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center. Leadership from ULA, Boeing, NASA and the Air Force assessed the readiness of the rocket, payload and mission assets, discussed the status of pre-flight processing work, heard technical overviews of the countdown and flight, and previewed the weather forecast.

At the conclusion of the meeting, senior leaders were polled and gave a unanimous ready status for launch. Officials then signed the Launch Readiness Certificate.

OFT will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the Atlas V rocket, Starliner spacecraft, and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking and landing operations. The data will be used as part of NASA's process of certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.

United Launch Alliance will offer live reports from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center in our automatically-refreshing blog during the Atlas V's rollout to the launch pad on Wednesday, plus provide comprehensive countdown coverage beginning Thursday evening at 7 p.m. EST (0000 UTC), with continuing commentary all the way to the spacecraft separation about 15 minutes after liftoff.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Гы...В этом полете сисетма аварийного спасения не активна.

ЦитироватьDec. 17, 2019

Boeing Flight Test for Commercial Crew Program Will Pave the Way for Future Science

Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) is the second uncrewed test flight of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html), a partnership with the aerospace industry to launch astronauts on U.S. rockets and spacecraft fr om U.S. soil for the first time since 2011.

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The crew module of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is lifted onto its service module on Oct. 16 inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the company's Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Credits: Boeing

When Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lifts off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Dec. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, scientists who research how things behave in space will be amongst the eager spectators watching with bated breath.

The flight test will provide valuable data about the end-to-end performance of the Atlas V rocket, Starliner spacecraft, and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, and landing operations. In addition, the Starliner spacecraft will carry about 600 pounds of crew supplies and equipment to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html) and return some critical research samples to Earth. NASA will use data from the test as part of its process of certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts – and research – to and from the space station.

Safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation to and from the space station makes it possible to maintain a full crew of space station astronauts, maximizing the time dedicated to scientific research (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html) on the orbiting laboratory. So far, more than 4,000 researchers in 108 countries have conducted more than 2,700 experiments on the space station in the fields of biology/biotechnology, earth and space science, education, human research, physical science and technology development.

The effects of this scientific work reach far and wide. The space station program has generated more than 2,100 results publications since 1998, including many in top scientific journals. Science conducted on the space station covers 12 of the 13 primary disciplines of science, plays a major role in the growing space economy and private sector interest in space, and has many and varied benefits to humanity (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/benefits/index.html). Commercial crew spacecraft like Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon will enable more of this important scientific work.

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Boeing's Chris Ferguson helps NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, and Mike Fincke, right, train for a spacewalk.
Credits: Boeing

The data from the OFT mission supports certification of Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station. It is the next step in moving toward the crew flight test that will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann/biography) and Mike Fincke (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/edward-michael-fincke) and Boeing's Chris Ferguson (https://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/space/crew_space_transportation-100_vehicle/docs/Ferguson-StarlinerTestPilot-Bio.pdf) to the space station wh ere they will stay for an extended mission (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-and-boeing-extend-starliner-crew-flight-test-duration-to-space-station-target-new). NASA will validate the performance of Boeing's systems before putting crew on board the spacecraft. Starliner completed a pad abort test (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/boeing-s-starliner-completes-pad-abort-test-for-commercial-crew) at Launch Complex 32 at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in November.

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Boeing's CST-100 Starliner's four launch abort engines and several orbital maneuvering and attitude control thrusters ignite in the company's Pad Abort Test. The test at Launch Complex 32 on White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico pushed the spacecraft away from the test stand with a combined 160,000 pounds of thrust.
Credits: NASA

NASA selected SpaceX and Boeing to create integrated spacecraft, rockets and associated systems to carry astronauts on NASA missions in September 2014. Now these companies are building and operating this new generation of human-rated vehicles.

Erin Winick

International Space Station Program Science Office

Johnson Space Center (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html)

Last Updated: Dec. 17, 2019
Editor: Michael Johnson

ЦитироватьLAUNCH WEBCAST
The live launch webcast begins Friday at 5:30 a.m. EST (1030 UTC)

ЦитироватьNASA, Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test prelaunch briefing

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1vAxRqqDnbjJl (https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1vAxRqqDnbjJl) (52:36)
 

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 23 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1207249043916808193)

Launch Readiness Review successfully completed, F-2 close outs underway, the Console team has been briefed. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is very near.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1207284542677143553)

Welcome to Rollout Day for the ULA #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) rocket and @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace)'s CST-100 #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) spacecraft from the Vertical Integration Facility to the Space Launch Complex-41 pad. Launch of the Orbital Flight Test is planned for Friday at 6:36amEST (1136 UTC). http://bit.ly/av_oft  (https://t.co/1zR8ToeFl6)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1207290344624119809)

Getting ready to roll. Winds and rain expected, but should be within limits. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is very near...

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207300165817831425)

#Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)'s first landing will be at night in the western U.S.  There is no requirement for daylight/visibility for landing.

ЦитироватьDec 18 17:00

Final preparations are underway for this morning's rollout of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from its assembly building to the pad at Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex-41.

The transfer will cover a distance of one-third-of-a-mile and position the rocket and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for Friday's countdown and liftoff on the Orbital Flight Test in NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

A weather briefing from Launch Weather Officer Jessica Williams of the Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron has verified conditions are acceptable for the move, which is expected to begin shortly.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207304000510529537)

If the OMAC (Orbital Manuevering and Attitude Control) engines should not fire for Orbit Insertion Burn, Starliner is on a suborbital trajectory and would come down in the southern Indian ocean or Southern Pacific ocean.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1207305873581891586)

ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen has given final approval to begin the rollout. Pre-roll preps are complete and the weather is acceptable to move the 172-foot-tall rocket on its Mobile Launch Platform a third-of-a-mile north to the launch pad.

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9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1207307227020877825)

The #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) rocket has started its rollout from the 30-story Vertical Integration Facility to the Space Launch Complex-41 pad at Cape Canaveral to launch the first ##Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) spacecraft. See our blog for live updates: http://bit.ly/av_oft  (https://t.co/1zR8ToeFl6)

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29931.jpg) Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno (https://twitter.com/torybruno) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1207308221544747010)

We are rolling!  Successfully worked through issue of an uncoordinated controlled burn that was blowing smoke across the pad. #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash) is very very near...

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1207310356261027840)

The #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) rocket and the first @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) capsule have emerged from the assembly building as they make their way to the pad.

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36 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1207311508360892417)

The Mobile Launch Platform is traveling to the pad with the help of undercarriage railcars and trackmobile machines that push the entire 1.6-million-pound platform and rocket along tracks up the hill to the pad.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69033.jpg) 45th Space Wing ‏ @ 45thSpaceWing (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing/status/1207293535927623685)

We're one day closer to the launch of CST-100! Here is your L-2 weather report:

Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s):  Cumulus Cloud Rule, User Ground Winds

Shout out to the 45th Weather Squadron for keeping us all up to date!

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207313474084384770)

The launch whether commit criteria for the #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) and #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash). #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31566.jpg) Brady Kenniston‏ @TheFavoritist (https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist/status/1207314269227962368)

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'!

Starliner & Atlas V are rolling out to SLC-41 ahead of its planned December 20th launch date. So excited to see my first Atlas flight!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1207314521565671424)

The Atlas 5 with Starliner rolling out to the launch pad, as seen from the KSC Press Site.

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ЦитироватьDec 18 18:27
On the pad!

Our Atlas V rocket has arrived at its Cape Canaveral launch pad for Friday's liftoff to send Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Over the next few hours today, umbilical connections will be made with launch pad systems, the environmental control system feeding conditioned air to the rocket and payload will be switched to facility supplies to allow the portable trailers used during rollout to be unplugged and moved away.

The launch countdown will begin Thursday evening, leading to a liftoff nearly 11 hours later at 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 UTC) on Friday.

Our live countdown updates will begin on this page on Thursday at 7 p.m. EST.

The live video webcast of the launch begins Friday at 5:30 a.m. EST (1030 UTC) and will be viewable on this page.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1207323575373434880)

The Atlas 5 rocket and Starliner spacecraft have arrived at pad 41 after a 1,800-foot trip from the Vertical Integration Facility. There is an 80 percent chance of favorable weather for launch Friday at 6:36am EST (1136 GMT). https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/18/atlas-5-av-080-starliner-oft-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/ndulUVMR02)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207303111410429953)

There are indeed launch abort weather Launch Commit Criteria that will factor into "Go/No Go" decision.


24 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207320851324035072)


These Ascent Abort weather commit criteria will NOT be in play for Friday, only for Crew missions.


21 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207321545095438337)

But for the record, here are the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) Ascent Abort weather considerations for the crewed flights of the capsule.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29898.jpg) ULA‏ @ulalaunch (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1207326495305322496)

The Mobile Launch Platform has been lowered onto the launch pad piers following today's #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) rollout at Cape Canaveral.

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ЦитироватьDec 18 18:44

The MLP has been lowered onto the launch pad piers, accomplishing the "harddown" milestone at 10:43 a.m. EST.

ЦитироватьDec 18 20:01
Target launch time set

Friday's precise liftoff time has been established for the Atlas V rocket to send Boeing's Starliner capsule on its journey to the International Space Station.

Based upon the latest tracking of the station's orbit, launch is targeted to occur at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC) from Space Launch Complex-41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

The launch opportunity is instantaneous, meaning there is only a moment in time available each day for liftoff to occur when the orbital plane of the space station passes over the pad.

ЦитироватьDec 18 20:17

The 48-foot-long swing arm has extended into position, bridging the Space Launch Complex-41 Crew Access Tower to the Starliner spacecraft for hatch opening.


Dec 18 20:26

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ЦитироватьDec 18 20:29

The 8-person Blue Team is preparing the White Room at the end of the Starliner access arm for crew module ingress. The team is comprised of three ULA and five Boeing representatives working together to ensure the astronauts are safely inside Starliner and ready for their ride to the International Space Station.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185246.jpg) NASA STEM Engagement @NASASTEM (https://twitter.com/NASASTEM) 45 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASTEM/status/1207377447760617473)

We're T-2 days from @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace)'s Orbital Flight Test to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)! (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png) Get your classroom ready for the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) launch with #NextGenSTEM (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NextGenSTEM?src=hash)'s Commercial Crew Launch Kit. Explore mission-related activities, games & immersive #VR (https://twitter.com/hashtag/VR?src=hash) tours. #NASASTEM (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASASTEM?src=hash) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125567.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125410.png) https://go.nasa.gov/2MacFiN  (https://t.co/ysbauSoINW)

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ЦитироватьStarliner Ready for its Inaugural Flight

Linda Herridge (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/lherridg/)
Posted Dec 18, 2019 at 12:15 pm

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Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 18, 2019. Photo credit: ULA

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 earlier today. Starliner now stands poised at the launch pad awaiting its maiden flight on Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station) as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew). Liftoff is scheduled for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20. The flight test will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the Atlas V rocket, Starliner spacecraft, and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, and landing operations. The data will be used as part of NASA's process of certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron continue to predict an 80% chance of favorable weather for launch on Friday morning. Primary concerns for launch day are the Cumulus Cloud Rule and User Ground Winds violations during the instantaneous launch window.

ЦитироватьDec 19 00:00

The joint ULA, Boeing and NASA team is wrapping up today's planned activities for Rollout Day and the Atlas V rocket is being powered down for the night. The next event will be starting the countdown at 7:16 p.m. EST (0016 UTC) on Thursday evening.

ЦитироватьBriefing with NASA Administrator for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test on NASA TV

Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/aheiney/)
Posted Dec 18, 2019 at 4:36 pm

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test mission, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

At 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, NASA will host a news briefing with the agency's Administrator at Kennedy Space Center. Participants are:

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• Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator
  
• Robert Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center
  
• Josh Cassada, NASA Astronaut
  
• Mike Fincke, NASA Astronaut
  
• Nicole Mann, NASA Astronaut
  
• Suni Williams, NASA Astronaut
  
• Chris Ferguson, Boeing Astronaut
  

The launch of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station), as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew) is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20.

ЦитироватьStation Preps for New U.S. Crew Ship in Middle of Space Research

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Dec 18, 2019 at 6:35 pm

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NASA astronauts (from left) Nicole Mann, Michael Fincke, Suni Williams, Josh Cassada, and Eric Boe pose for a picture with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft behind them.

Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner (https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/) crew ship rolled out to its launch pad in Florida today. The Expedition 61 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition61/index.html) crew is preparing the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for Starliner's arrival while continuing advanced space research.

The Starliner spacecraft sits atop an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance counting down to a liftoff Friday at 6:36 a.m. EST. This will be Boeing's first Orbital Flight Test of the uncrewed vehicle that will dock to the station Saturday at 8:27 a.m.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/meir-u-jessica) and Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) are getting ready for duty Saturday morning when they will monitor Starliner's automated rendezvous and docking with the orbiting lab. The duo will then conduct leak checks, open the hatch and ingress the vehicle to begin a week of docked operations. Starliner is also delivering about 600 pounds of cargo (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/boeing-uncrewed-flight-test-starliner-future-science) to the crew and will return science samples to Earth after its departure on Dec. 28.
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207495324157325314)

And we have a precise, to the second time for #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash)'s launch on Friday!  06:36:39 EST (11:36:39 UTC) is the instantaneous, single-second launch window for #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash). @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1207450537093935104)

Beautiful and blue - check out the meaning of the Orbital Flight Test patch designed specifically for #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash). See all of our patches designed in a collaboration between our employees and the astronauts who will fly in #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash).

More: https://www.boeing.com/features/2019/09/patches-revealed-09-19.page ... (https://t.co/VhtT79zCb5)

ЦитироватьPatches Revealed
Starliner mission patch designs released
September 12, 2019 in Space

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Mission patches are more than collectibles – they are a long-standing tradition that tell the incredible story of human spaceflight. For decades, astronauts of every historic endeavor have been personally involved in designing these emblems, and the three new CST-100 Starliner flight test patches are no exception.

"The Starliner program represents many firsts for Boeing, so we wanted to make sure a mix of employees who have designed, built and tested the spacecraft could influence their look and feel," said Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson.

Ferguson championed the development of the Orbital Flight Test, Pad Abort Test and Crew Flight Test patches. The design phase was a team sport with Starliner employees, Boeing Creative Services, and NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Mike Fincke and Eric Boe.

"Their shapes, colors and symbols were chosen to highlight each mission's significance," Ferguson said.

As an example, each of the three patches are five-sided, representing the spacecraft's five phases of development, as well as the five available seats on service missions to the International Space Station. Be on the lookout for them to show up, along with other space merchandise, on the Boeing Store Space Shop (https://www.boeingstore.com/products/boeing-starliner-mission-patch-oft-patch).

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Orbital Flight Test patch: Over the past half-century, Boeing has played an integral role in every U.S. human spaceflight program. The olive branch on this patch nods to that history as a reference to the Apollo 11 moon landing patch, and to NASA as the agency welcomes Boeing to the era of commercial human spaceflight services. With shades of blue representing our methodical steps to reach low Earth orbit, this patch was ultimately inspired by the image of Starliner first docking to the Boeing-built International Docking Adaptor attached to the International Space Station.
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ЦитироватьК.А. написал:
Какой груз везет помимо манекена?

ЦитироватьSee Starliner launch to the International Space Station on Atlas V

youtube.com/watch?v=k6ZroPZojyc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ZroPZojyc)

Начало трансляции: 10:30 UTC / 13:30 ДМВ 20.12.2019

ЦитироватьBoeing's Starliner Launch to the International Space Station

youtube.com/watch?v=PIDytLL734A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDytLL734A)

Начало трансляции: 10:30 UTC / 13:30 ДМВ 20.12.2019

ЦитироватьAnimaton of Boeing CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test Mission

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11 дек. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьПресс-конференция о прорывных результатах работы космической астрофизической обсерватории «Спектр-РГ»
Участники: президент РАН Александр Сергеев и генеральный директор "РоскосмосА" Дмитрий Рогозин. В МИА "Россия сегодня" 20 декабря в 14:00 пройдет...

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
Ежель ничО не попутали, то

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207668597763575817)

Hot off the presses. The exact launch time has shifted to 06:36:43 EST (11:36:43 UTC).  This might adjust again by a second or two as day-of-launch Station position data comes in.

ЦитироватьDec 19 16:25
Launch Visibility

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Wondering when and where you may see the historic maiden launch of Atlas V Starliner? This visibility map shows when and where your best chances are to see the rocket! Launch is scheduled for tomorrow at 6:36 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
А с чего это в пресс-конференции принимают участие начальники, который мало что понимают в теме, а не собственно учёные?

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185213.jpg) Lucas Weber :f09f9bb0:‏ @occupymars1 (https://twitter.com/occupymars1) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/occupymars1/status/1207721529905168386)

Allowed inside ASOC mission control again, only this time #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is on screen. Getting to see boeing personel work in the white room as well! #NASASocial (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASASocial?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьTune in for Launch Coverage of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test

Linda Herridge (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/author/lherridg/)
Posted Dec 19, 2019 at 1:00 pm

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The crew access arm is seen after being moved into position for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test mission, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Orbital Flight Test with be Starliner's maiden mission to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for a 6:36 a.m. EST launch on Dec. 20, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Liftoff of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This uncrewed mission, known as Boeing's Orbital Flight Test, is Starliner's maiden flight to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station) for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew). The main objective of the mission is an end-to-end demonstration of Boeing's ability to launch astronauts to the orbiting laboratory and return them home. To learn more, read the prelaunch feature (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/boeing-and-nasa-approach-milestone-orbital-flight-test).

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron continue to predict an 80% chance of favorable weather for launch on Friday morning. Primary concerns for launch day are the Cumulus Cloud Rule and User Ground Winds violations during the instantaneous launch window.

Join us at 5:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, for countdown coverage on the Commercial Crew blog (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/) and NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive).

NASA will host an Administrator Post-launch News Conference at 9 a.m. followed by a Launch Team News Conference at 9:30 a.m., both on NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive).

Mission Timeline (all times approximate)
Hour/Min/Sec            Events
-06:00:00                   Atlas V fueling commences
-04:05:00                   Atlas V fueling is complete
-04:04:00                   T-4 minute built-in hold begins
-01:25:00                    Hatch closure complete
-01:15:00                     Prelaunch cabin leak checks
-01:05:00                    Cabin pressurization complete
-00:20:00                   Launch Conductor conducts terminal count briefing
-00:18:00                    CST-100 poll for terminal count
-00:15:00                    CST-100 to internal power
-00:10:00                    Crew Access Arm retracted
-00:08:00                   Launch vehicle poll for terminal count
-00:04:45                   Starliner configured for terminal count
-00:04:00                   T-4 minute built-in hold releases
-00:01:00                   CST-100 is configured for launch
-00:00:03                   RD-180 engine ignition

Launch, Landing and CST-100 Deployment (all times approximate)
Hour/Min/Sec          Events
+00:00:01                  Liftoff
+00:00:06                 Begin pitch/yaw maneuver
+00:00:41                  Maximum dynamic pressure
+00:01:05                  Mach 1
+00:02:22                  SRB jettison
+00:04:29                 Atlas booster engine cutoff (BECO)
+00:04:35                 Atlas Centaur separation
+00:04:41                 Ascent cover jettison
+00:04:45                Centaur first main engine start (MES-1)
+00:05:05                Aeroskirt jettison
+00:11:54                 Centaur first main engine cutoff (MECO-1)

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
А баньку до пуска ещё сходить успеют.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185070.jpg) Trevor Mahlmann‏ @TrevorMahlmann (https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann) 22 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/1207437431374565376)

104 megapixel panorama of the Boeing CST-100 #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) control panel (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125456.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)
(with a few peeks at the level of detail)
Soooo many buttons and switches!

full-res download (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125629.png)/(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125603.png)/(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125463.png): https://www.tmahlmann.com/photos/Rockets/United-Launch-Alliance/OFT/i-rLPqSSz/ ... (https://t.co/3azBbYI74z)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185073.png) Flight Club‏ @flightclubio (https://twitter.com/flightclubio) 16 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/flightclubio/status/1207519376234037248)

There are a _lot_ of differences between DM-1 (blue) and OFT (green). Falcon 9 and Atlas V are just such drastically different vehicles. Check out the velocity curve for example. Look how little the Falcon 9 S1 contributes to the payload velocity compared to Atlas V!

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ЦитироватьDec 20 03:00
Welcome to the OFT Countdown

From the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, this is Atlas Launch Control.

The countdown is about to begin for liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to send Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule on its maiden voyage into space. Starliner is headed to the International Space Station for its uncrewed Orbital Flight Test in NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Activities are on schedule for liftoff from Space Launch Complex-41 at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC). The launch window is instantaneous, meaning there is only a moment in time available each day for liftoff to occur when the orbital plane of the space station passes over the pad.

We will be starting the countdown at 7:16 p.m.

ЦитироватьDec 20 03:18
Countdown begins

This is Atlas Launch Control at L-11 hours, 20 minutes (T-minus 6 hours, 20 minutes) and counting!

The countdown has been initiated for liftoff of the Atlas V rocket carrying the first Starliner spacecraft.

Today's countdown lasts more than 11 hours from now through liftoff, which is longer than previous Atlas V flights.

There are two pre-planned, built-in holds scheduled in the count. The first is reserved prior to fueling at T-minus 2 hours and lasts 60 minutes.

The second is a long-duration, four-hour hold that will be inserted into the countdown after the completion of fueling operations at the T-minus 4 minute mark.

That block of time allows the Blue Team to enter the launch pad with the rocket is in a quiescent state to perform all of the necessary work to prepare the Starliner crew module for flight.

On future crewed missions, this will be the time in which the astronauts board the capsule and get strapped into their seats.

For the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test, however, this will be a simulation of crew ingress into Starliner.

The Atlas V rocket, designated AV-080, will launch Starliner on its Orbital Flight Test uses a launch vehicle configuration unique for this and future Commercial Crew missions.

The common core booster first stage is powered by the RD-180 main engine and is augmented in liftoff thrust by a pair of AJ-60A solid-fuel rockets.

The Dual Engine Centaur returns to the Atlas program after a 15-year hiatus, providing the necessary thrust to fly a trajectory that enhances safety for the astronauts.

The vehicle does not have a payload fairing, instead features a Launch Vehicle Adapter (LVA) with its special aeroskirt that supports the Starliner capsule atop the rocket and ensures aerodynamic stability.

The Atlas V with Starliner stands 172 feet tall and will weigh nearly a million pounds when fully fueled. Liftoff thrust will be almost 1.6 million pounds.

It takes 15 minutes to perform this Atlas V mission, from liftoff until deployment of the spacecraft.

ЦитироватьDec 20 04:06

The Atlas-Centaur rocket has been powered up for its launch of Starliner.

The flight control operator in the Launch Control Center performed the power up. Soon, he will begin avionics testing while the rocket's Inertial Guidance and Control Assembly (INCA) flight computer is allowed to warm up. Later, the operator will conduct guidance system testing and steering checks of the engine nozzles prior to cryogenic fueling.

The countdown continues to track on schedule for liftoff at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC). At L-10 hours, 30 minutes (T-minus 5 hours 30 minutes) and counting, this is Atlas Launch Control.

ЦитироватьDec 20 04:26
The EDS

The Emergency Detection System (EDS) aboard the Atlas V rocket is going into its test mode. EDS will transition to its ascent mode at T-minus 80 seconds.

EDS has been added to Atlas V to protect astronauts flying aboard future Starliners by monitoring for critical hazards, failures and imminent or occurring anomalies. The system would trigger an abort for the capsule to safely leave the launch vehicle and return to Earth.

ЦитироватьDec 20 04:45
Weather 80% GO

This is Atlas Launch Control at L-9 hours, 51 minutes (T-minus 4 hours, 51 minutes) and counting. Launch Weather Officer Jessica Williams from the Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron reports that conditions at Cape Canaveral are looking favorable for the flight of Atlas V and Starliner in the morning, forecasting an 80 percent chance of acceptable conditions at liftoff time.

The outlook calls for some scattered low clouds, good visibility, east-northeasterly winds of 22 gusting to 26 knots and a temperature near 65 degrees F.

The main concern will be the ground winds exceeding limits for launch.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185732.jpg) Jessica Meir‏ @Astro_Jessica (https://twitter.com/Astro_Jessica) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Jessica/status/1207792739959611398)

Today I opened the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) forward facing hatch, in prep for docking of the @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) this weekend! This test flight marks the final step before @Commercial_Crew (https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew) @NASA_Astronauts (https://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts) will fly on this vehicle. Tune in to watch tomorrow's launch from @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy)!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1207842625115557889)

The US Air Force weather team predicts an 80 percent chance of favorable conditions for launch of the Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral at 6:36am EST (1136 GMT). The primary concern is with gusty ground winds. LIVE COVERAGE: https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/18/atlas-5-av-080-starliner-oft-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/ndulUVMR02)

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ЦитироватьStarliner test flight to use special Atlas 5 configuration, unusual launch trajectory
December 19, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/) | Stephen Clark  (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with Boeing's Starliner crew capsule rolls out of the Vertical Integration Facility Wednesday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: United Launch Alliance

The 81st flight of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, set for liftoff Friday fr om Cape Canaveral, will come with its share of firsts when it sends Boeing's Starliner crew capsule toward the International Space Station on an unpiloted test flight.

The launcher will fly without a payload shroud, which typically envelopes satellites during liftoff, and it will debut an uprated dual-engine Centaur upper stage that will power the Starliner on a unique suborbital trajectory optimized for astronaut comfort.

The new version of the Atlas 5 stands 172 feet (52.4 meters) tall. ULA even has a new designation for the Atlas 5 version designed for Starliner missions: N22, meaning no payload fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and a two-engine Centaur upper stage.

On top of the rocket sits Boeing's Starliner capsule, which measures 15 feet (nearly 4.6 meters), slightly wider than the Apollo command module. The Starliner's Orbital Flight Test set for launch Friday will be a demonstration of the capsule's performance before NASA and Boeing put astronauts on the next mission to the space station.

A test dummy named "Rosie" is seated inside the Starliner crew cabin to collect data on the environments future astronauts will see in flight.

NASA has signed agreements with Boeing since 2010, valued at near $5 billion, to fund development of the Starliner spacecraft. The space agency has similar contracts with SpaceX to develop the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which completed its first unpiloted trip to the space station in March, and is due to begin flights with astronauts in early 2020.

"One of the first strategic decisions that we made in the commercial crew program was the selection of the Atlas 5 as our launch vehicle for its unprecedented safety and mission success record," said John Mulholland, vice president and manager for Boeing's commercial crew program.

ULA ground crews transferred the rocket to Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad Wednesday to begin final countdown preparations.

The Atlas 5 launch countdown is expected to begin at 7:16 p.m. EST Thursday (0016 GMT Friday), leading to an instantaneous launch opportunity at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 GMT), roughly the moment Earth's rotation brings the launch pad under the International Space Station's orbital plane.

After filling the Atlas 5 with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants — kerosene for the first stage is already loaded on-board — ULA's launch team will be polled in the final minutes before liftoff. If all systems are go, the countdown clock will resume at T-minus 4 minutes and tick down down to liftoff.

The Atlas 5's Russian-made RD-180 main engine will ignite and throttle up to full power to produce 860,000 pounds of thrust, then the rocket's two solid-fueled will fire to propel the launcher off pad 41.

Turning northeast to align itself with the space station's orbital pathway, the Atlas 5 will surpass the speed of sound in 66 seconds. The twin solid rocket boosters, produced by Aerojet Rocketdyne, will burn for more than 90 seconds to give extra burst of energy during the Atlas 5's initial climb away fr om Cape Canaveral. The booster casings will jettison at T+plus 2 minutes, 22 seconds, to fall into the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Starliner spacecraft is seen at pad 41 with the crew access arm extended. Credit: United Launch Alliance

The RD-180 engine, responding to commands fr om the Atlas 5's guidance computer, will throttle down to lim it acceleration on the Starliner spacecraft to around 3.5Gs as the rocket becomes lighter from the consumption of liquid propellants.

The Atlas 5's bronze first stage will shut down at T+plus 4 minutes, 29 seconds, and separate from the rocket's Centaur upper stage six seconds later. An ascent cover over the Starliner spacecraft's forward docking mechanism will jettison in two pieces at T+plus 4 minutes, 41 seconds, followed ignition of the Centaur's two Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 engines at T+plus 4 minutes, 45 seconds.

The launch of the Starliner spacecraft is the first Atlas 5 mission to use a dual-engine Centaur upper stage. All 80 previous Atlas 5s flew with single-engine Centaur variants.

The dual-engine Centaur stage previously flew more than 100 times on earlier Atlas rocket variants, most recently in 2004. Of the 251 missions flown with Centaur stages since 1962, 166 utilized the Centaur's dual-engine configuration.

The RL10 engines on the Centaur will consume super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, cumulatively generating nearly 45,000 pounds of thrust.

"That extra engine does provide the additional thrust to lift that heavy payload to LEO (low Earth orbit)," said Caleb Weiss, ULA's mission manager for the Starliner program. "It also lets us also let this fly as shallower trajectory, which is more favorable if we had to ever have an abort with the crew on there. So that additional trust lets us design the trajectory in a way that is that optimizes the safety of the crew."

The shallow trajectory will reduce g-forces on Starliner astronauts on future missions, and helps ensure the crew capsule can safely abort at any point in the launch sequence. The flattened ascent profile also would keep the Starliner spacecraft from splashing down in "blackout zones" in the North Atlantic Ocean, enabling aborts closer to shore near Canada or Ireland.

But the Starliner's launch abort engines will not be active on the unpiloted Orbital Flight Test. Engineers want to be sure they have appropriately set abort "triggers" in the Emergency Detection System, a computer on the Atlas 5 that will monitor key parameters during launch and command an abort to push the Starliner away from the rocket in the event of a dangerous condition.

For more details on the Emergency Detection System and the Starliner abort system, read our earlier story (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/11/06/ula-begins-stacking-unique-atlas-5-rocket-for-starliner-test-flight/).

Ground test abort engine units are flying on the Starliner for Friday's launch.

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Artist's concept of the Starliner spacecraft and dual-engine Centaur stage separating from the Atlas 5's first stage booster. Credit: United Launch Alliance

Early in the Centaur's burn Friday, at T+plus 5 minutes, 5 seconds, an aerodynamic skirt at the base of the Starliner spacecraft will release and fall away.

ULA and Boeing developed a design fix in 2016 to address aerodynamic problems discovered during wind tunnel testing. The 70-inch-long (1.8-meter) aeroskirt extension is installed on top of the Centaur upper stage, wh ere it will be positioned against the bottom of the Starliner spacecraft during launch.

"We did have quite a bit of analysis that was done early on in the program, wind tunnel testing, and what that showed us was that really get optimal stability on the vehicle, we wanted to extend the aerodynamic surface of the spacecraft further aft and that's wh ere we came up with the 70-inch aeroskirt, "Weiss said in an interview with Spaceflight Now.

John Elbon, ULA's chief operating officer and a former Starliner manager at Boeing, said the wind tunnel testing indicated that aerodynamic shock waves from the Starliner spacecraft as it plows through the atmosphere would attach near the base of the Centaur upper stage. That would have created "quite a bit of aero-acoustic noise there," he said.

"The environments that existed were beyond what the hardware was qualified for, so by adding the aeroskirt, it smoothed that flow," Elbon said. "We don't get that acoustic noise, and we're in good shape."

"So once we incorporated that change, we went back and did additional wind tunnel testing, and all that came back with an improvement — you can improve the aerodynamics and improve the stability, overall stability of the vehicle," Weiss said.

The Centaur upper stage's propellant tanks have to be kept pressurized to maintain their shape, with ultra-thin stainless steel skin just 0.02 inches — half a millimeter — thick. The thin tank walls allow the Centaur to achieve great efficiencies in flight, thanks to its low weight.

The Atlas 5's new aeroskirt is no longer needed once the rocket climbs above the thick, lower layers of the atmosphere, and is jettisoned in two halves.

The Centaur upper stage's RL10 engines will fire more than seven minutes to propel the Starliner spacecraft to a velocity just shy of that needed to enter a stable orbit around Earth. The suborbital trajectory is a consequence of the shallow, crew-friendly launch profile.

The Centaur guidance system will target a trajectory ranging between 112 miles (181 kilometers) and 44 miles (72 kilometers) in altitude, at an inclination of 51.6 degrees to the equator. The 44-mile-high perigee, or low point, of the suborbital trajectory is inside Earth's atmosphere, meaning the Starliner would re-enter the atmosphere and come back to Earth without an additional propulsive maneuver.

After separating from the rocket, the Starliner's own orbital maneuver and attitude control engines, mounted on the ship's service module, will boost the spacecraft into orbit to begin the trek to the International Space Station. The burn is expected to last around 40 seconds, and will begin around 31 minutes after liftoff.

Meanwhile, the Centaur upper stage will continue on an arcing suborbital path before a destructive re-entry over the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia.

The suborbital trajectory is unusual for a satellite launch, but it is similar to the technique used by the space shuttle. The shuttle's three main engines, fed by cryogenic propellants from an external fuel tank, accelerated the orbiter into space, reaching a velocity just short of that required to enter orbit.

After jettisoning the expendable external tank, the shuttles fired their in-space maneuvering engines around a half-hour after launch to enter orbit. Otherwise, the shuttles would have cut short their missions and re-entered the atmosphere.

The Starliner will follow a similar launch profile on the OFT mission, and on the subsequent crewed flights.

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Artist's illustration of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docking with the International Space Station, as visualized in the reflection of an astronaut's spacesuit visor. Credit: Boeing

Flight controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will take over oversight of the Starliner mission for the capsule's trek to the space station.

The Starliner will perform a series of demonstration burns on the way to the space station to verify the ship's thrusters, computers, and navigation and control systems are ready to approach the orbiting research complex with its six-person crew.

Engineers also want to ensure thermal imaging cameras — part of the Starliner's Vision-based, Electro-Optical Sensor Tracking Assembly, or VESTA — are operating correctly. The vision-based navigation sensors will help the spaceship automatically dock to the space station.

Cargo vehicles flying to the space station are typically captured by the research lab's robotic arm once they move within range. But the Starliner, and SpaceX's Crew Dragon, are designed to dock, similar to the way space shuttles linked up to the space station.

Docking with the station's Harmony module is scheduled for 8:27 a.m. EST (1327 GMT) Saturday.

The space station crew will open hatches leading to the Starliner spacecraft and enter the capsule to collect data. They will also unload 595 pounds (270 kilograms) of cargo to be delivered by the Starliner spacecraft, mostly food and clothing, according to NASA.

The Starliner will remain attached to the station until late Dec. 27, when it will undock and begin maneuvers to head for an parachute-assisted, airbag-cushioned predawn landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.

The reusable capsule is scheduled to land at White Stands at 5:48 a.m. EST (3:48 a.m. MST; 1048 GMT) on Dec. 28. Boeing teams will return the spaceship to the Kennedy Space Center for refurbishment ahead of its next flight — the second crewed mission to the International Space Station.

A different Starliner spacecraft is undergoing final assembly at the Kennedy Space Center for Boeing's Crew Flight Test next year. Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson, a former NASA space shuttle commander, and NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann will fly the Starliner's first piloted mission to the space station.

Regular crew rotation missions to the station will begin after the Crew Flight Test. Boeing has a contract for at least six crew ferry flights through 2024.

ЦитироватьКосмический корабль Starliner совершит первый беспилотный полет к МКС
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ВАШИНГТОН, 20 дек – РИА Новости. Новейший космический корабль Starliner, созданный компанией Boeing по контракту с НАСА, отправится в пятницу в первый испытательный полет на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) с манекеном Роузи и подарками к Рождеству.

Запуск корабля с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (Флорида) на ракете-носителе Atlas V компании United Launch Alliance (ULA) запланирован на 6.36 по времени Восточного побережья США (14.36 мск). НАСА будет вести прямую трансляцию запуска на своем сайте.

В первый полет корабль отправляется без экипажа – на борту находится лишь манекен Роузи (Rosie), названная в честь героини известного пропагандистского плаката времен Второй мировой войны: женщины в синем рабочем комбинезоне и красной бандане в белый горошек, которая демонстрирует бицепс на фоне надписи "Мы можем это сделать!".

Помимо манекена, оснащенного всевозможными датчиками, чтобы зафиксировать ее "ощущения" во время полета, на борту новейшего корабля на МКС доставят около 270 килограммов груза, в том числе продукты питания, одежду и подарки к Рождеству и Новому году.

"Это большой день для нас. Это первый шаг в новом пути по возобновлению пилотируемых полетов. Я жду успешного запуска", - заявил накануне старта глава НАСА Джим Брайденстайн. Как пояснили в НАСА, тестовый запуск необходим для испытания работы всех систем корабля в ходе старта, стыковки и возвращения на Землю, а также проверки готовности наземных специалистов на всех этапах миссии. Успешный полет необходим для сертификации корабля к тестовому пилотируемому полету и началу его эксплуатации.

В случае успешного старта в пятницу, корабль прибудет на МКС в субботу. Starliner будет оставаться на орбите неделю, после чего вернется на Землю и совершит посадку в штате Нью-Мексико. Его возвращение запланировано на 28 декабря.

Корабль Starliner создан Boeing по контракту с НАСА стоимостью 4,2 миллиардов долларов. Он предназначен для отправки астронавтов на МКС и в будущие миссии к Луне и Марсу. Ранее в декабре компания осуществила испытание системы эвакуации экипажа в случае аварийного старта. В США рассчитывают, что первый испытательный пилотируемый полет Starliner состоится в первой половине 2020 года, но сроки его не определены.

В 2011 году по завершении работы многоразовой пилотируемой транспортной системы Space Shuttle США лишились возможности самостоятельных пилотируемых полетов, американских астронавтов на МКС доставляют российские корабли "Союз". С 2014 года замену Space Shuttle разрабатывают коммерческие компании Boeing и SpaceX, но ввод в эксплуатацию созданных ими кораблей Starliner и Crew Dragon многократно задерживался. В настоящее время последний предусмотренный контрактом между НАСА и "Роскосмосом" рейс американского астронавта на МКС должен состояться в апреле будущего года. Как подтвердил представитель НАСА в среду, космические ведомства двух стран ведут переговоры о предоставлении НАСА одного-двух дополнительных мест на случай задержки начала пилотируемых полетов американских кораблей.

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ЦитироватьDec 20 05:19

An open-loop test of the S-band system used to relay telemetry from the launch vehicle during flight is underway. Also, antenna checks will be performed shortly to verify functionality of the GPS Metric Tracking system. GPS MT is the system that uses the orbiting Global Positioning System navigation satellite constellation to track the rocket's flight downrange with position, velocity and timing information.

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Это первый шаг в новом пути по возобновлению пилотируемых полетов. Я жду успешного запуска", - заявил накануне старта глава НАСА Джим Брайденстайн.

ЦитироватьDec 20 06:24

The Blue Team has closed the Starliner capsule's hatch and configured the White Room in preparation for personnel to clear Space Launch Complex-41 for a few hours while the Atlas V rocket is fueled.

The Blue Team will return to the pad during the T-minus 4-minute hold to rehearse procedures for loading astronauts into the capsule on future Starliner launches.

ЦитироватьDec 20 06:51

The first weather balloon of the countdown has been launched. A series of balloons will be set aloft over the next few hours to measure the speed and direction of upper level winds that the Atlas V will experience during flight.

ЦитироватьDec 20 06:56

This is Atlas Launch Control at L-7 hours, 40 minutes (T-minus 2 hours, 40 minutes) and counting. The initiation of gaseous nitrogen flow to the launch vehicle has started. This changes the Environmental Control System (ECS) to supply nitrogen gas rather than conditioned air to the internal compartments of the Atlas V in preparation for fueling and launch.

ЦитироватьDec 20 07:08

The Crew Access Tower at the Atlas V launch pad is being cleared of all workers as the launch pad is slowly closed to all personnel in advance of hazardous fueling operations.

ЦитироватьDec 20 07:27
Weather remains 80% GO

In the pre-fueling weather briefing to mission management, Air Force Launch Weather Officer Jessica Williams reports that conditions remain favorable at Cape Canaveral for a rocket countdown. Skies are clear, winds are within limits and there are no weather constraints against proceeding into Atlas V fueling operations as scheduled.

The launch time forecast remains 80 percent favorable, with the areas of concern now being cumulus clouds and flight through precipitation.

The outlook calls for scattered clouds, easterly winds 20 peaking to 24 knots and a temperature near 67 degrees F.

ЦитироватьDec 20 07:28

The launch pad crew has completed its hands-on work to ready Space Launch Complex-41 for today's mission, and Launch Conductor Doug Lebo has given the instruction for personnel to depart the site in advance of fueling operations.

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The launch pad crew has completed its hands-on work to ready Space Launch Complex-41 for the morning's #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) mission. After fueling is completed, the specially-trained Blue Team will be allowed to return to the #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) crew module. Liftoff set for 6:36amEST (1136 UTC).

ЦитироватьDec 20 07:31

Hold-fire checks are being conducted at this time. This verifies the circuitry used to stop the countdown if a safety concern arises.

ЦитироватьDec 20 07:36
Countdown holding

This is Atlas Launch Control at T-minus 2 hours (L-7 hours) and holding. The countdown has entered the first of two planned, built-in holds that are scheduled in today's timeline. This first block of time gives the countdown some margin to resolve issues or catch up work that could be running late, and the hold provides an opportunity to ensure all is ready before fueling operations begin.

The final hold occurs at T-minus 4 minutes and will last four hours for the Blue Team to re-enter the launch pad and ready the Starliner for flight. For this Orbital Flight Test, the closeout crew will simulate loading astronats into the capsule as will be done on future Starliner flights.

ЦитироватьDec 20 07:38

The danger area around the launch complex has been cleared.

ЦитироватьAstro Cat Неприкрытый лоббизм Боинга. )))

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The Atlas V rocket will be loaded with approximately 66,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen over the next couple of hours or so.

The first stage was loaded with 25,000 gallons of RP-1 kerosene during the Wet Dress Rehearsal activities on Dec. 4.

The first stage will propel the Starliner spacecraft out of Earth's atmosphere and the Dual Engine Centaur will perform a single burn to deliver the capsule as its desired suborbital parameters.

Starliner then executes its on Injection Burn about 40 minutes after liftoff.

The suborbital trajectory was chosen to allow future Starliners to abort at any time for safety of the astronauts.

ЦитироватьDec 20 07:56

Safety officials have confirmed that there is no Collision Avoidance (COLA) blackout period that would preclude today's instantaneous launch window. COLAs are brief moments in time when the launch is not allowed to occur because the trajectory would pass too close to another object already in space. This analysis is based on a screening of known active and debris objects in orbit that could cause a conjunction with the ascending Atlas V and Starliner.

ЦитироватьDec 20 08:36
Countdown resumes

This is Atlas Launch Control at T-minus 2 hours (L-6 hours) and counting. The next phase of today's launch countdown has started on schedule as we continue to target 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC) for liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station.

Preparatory steps for fueling are being kicked off, including ground chilldown of the Atlas first liquid oxygen system and chilldown of the transfer lines to the Centaur upper stage liquid oxygen system.

ЦитироватьDec 20 08:44
Centaur LO2 loading begins

With the thermal conditioning, or chilldown, now complete, liquid oxygen has started to flow into the Centaur upper stage for today's launch. About 4,150 gallons of liquid oxygen will be loaded into the Dual Engine Centaur for its mission to accelerate Starliner to space.

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:00

We are working no issues in the countdown here in the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) or at the Space Launch Complex-41 pad. Activities are going very smoothly and liftoff remains scheduled for 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC).

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:08
Atlas LO2 loading begins

Filling of the Atlas V rocket's largest tank has begun. About 48,800 gallons of super-cold oxidizer for the main engine is flowing into the liquid oxygen tank on common core booster first stage.

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:19

After a brief stop-flow on the Centaur liquid oxygen loading due to a ground sensor issue, tanking has resumed with no impact to today's launch.

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:23

The Centaur liquid oxygen tank is topping to flight level

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:29
Centaur LH2 loading begins

The launch team has received the "go" to begin filling the Centaur upper stage with the super-cold liquid hydrogen fuel following chilldown of the system. The Centaur holds about 12,300 gallons of the cryogenic propellant for its engine burn during this launch.

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:42

Flight Control final preps are getting underway. This is the steering test pattern run on the Atlas V engine nozzles to ensure proper gimbaling during the ascent.

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:48

The liquid hydrogen tank in the Centaur upper stage just reached the 96 percent level. Topping is beginning.

ЦитироватьDec 20 09:52
OFT Patch

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The mission patch for Starliner's Orbital Flight Test honors the role Boeing has played an integral role in every U.S. human spaceflight program over the past half-century.

The olive branch on this patch nods to that history as a reference to the Apollo 11 moon landing patch, and to NASA as the agency welcomes Boeing to the era of commercial human spaceflight services. With shades of blue representing our methodical steps to reach low Earth orbit, this patch was ultimately inspired by the image of Starliner first docking to the Boeing-built International Docking Adaptor attached to the International Space Station.

ЦитироватьАлександр Репной написал:
Ну что мужики, сегодня летит Старлайнер? Стыковка его с МКС как я понял завтра днём через сутки? А посадка ожидается 28 декабря. В этот же день будет и расстыковка с МКС?

ЦитироватьАлександр Репной написал:
Ну что мужики, сегодня летит Старлайнер? Стыковка его с МКС как я понял завтра днём через сутки? А посадка ожидается 28 декабря. В этот же день будет и расстыковка с МКС?

ЦитироватьDec 20 10:28

Launch Weather Officer Jessica Williams in her latest briefing indicates conditions are acceptable with no threat of lightning for the Blue Team's entrance into the launch pad and for the next few hours of work.

The forecast for launch time continues to reflect scattered low clouds, easterly winds of 20 gusting to 24 knots and a temperature of 67 degrees F. The forecast continues to be 80 percent GO.

ЦитироватьDec 20 10:32
Countdown holding

T-minus 4 minutes (L-4 hours, 4 minutes) and holding. The countdown has entered the planned four-hour built-in hold. With the rocket in a quiescent state following fueling, this hold is when astronauts will board Starliner for flight. Today's Orbital Flight Test will simulate crew ingress procedures by the Blue Team at the pad. Liftoff time remains 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC), at T-minus 4 minutes and holding, this is Atlas Launch Control.

ЦитироватьDec 20 10:35

The launch team has been polled and given the "go" for the Blue Team to enter Space Launch Complex-41 to perform final tasks on the Starliner and rehearse astronaut loading activities.

Console operators voiced that various systems are safe for pad entry.

ЦитироватьDec 20 10:36

All three cryogenic tanks on the rocket have been topped off to flight level. That gives us a fully-fueled, 979,223-pound rocket to launch Starliner this morning.

ЦитироватьDec 20 11:01

ULA members of the Blue Team have completed their tasks to verify the White Room integrity and set up equipment. That has resulted in the "go" to the Boeing members of the team to proceed with opening of the Starliner hatch.


Dec 20 11:12

The Starliner hatch has been opened.

ЦитироватьDec 20 12:26

Approval to close the Starliner hatch for flight has been radioed to the pad.

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Today's #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) launch is an instantaneous launch - that means the rocket has a precise moment when it has to launch in order to get on the path to catch the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) in orbit.

ЦитироватьDec 20 12:36
L-2 hours

We are coming up on two hours until liftoff. Out at the launch pad, the Blue Team continues to progress through its timeline. We are tracking no issues in the countdown that would preclude a liftoff at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC).

Orchestrating the countdown is ULA Chief Launch Conductor Doug Lebo from his position in the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center's Launch Control Center (LCC). Among the two dozen console positions in the LCC, he is joined by Assistant Launch Conductor Scott Barney, who operates the countdown clock and interfaces with Anomaly Chief David McFarland, leader of the problem-resolution process.

Situated in the Mission Director's Center (MDC) above the LCC is ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen, the person with the overall responsibility of launch operations and gives the final approval to launch. He is seated between Assistant Launch Director Lou Mangieri and LeRoy Cain, Boeing's spacecraft mission director, who relays Starliner's readiness status to Cullen.

In the adjacent Engineering Support Area (ESA), key personnel included Tyler Reeser, the vehicle systems engineer, who leads the Denver technical team in the evaluation of rocket data and systems performance, and Rick Mingee, the HAL, who provides an interface between the anomaly-resolution team and Starliner team.

Also, Flight Director Richard Jones is in Houston overseeing his aspects in the countdown and launch as the person in charge of final spacecraft configuration for liftoff and managing all operations during ascent. You may remember that Jones led the ascent team of flight controllers during the final shuttle launch in 2011.

ЦитироватьDec 20 12:38

Hatch closure is complete. Boeing's lead representative on the Blue Team, Pad Team Leader Melanie Weber, reports readiness to begin cabin leak checks.

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Reminder about suborbital #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash) injection of #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash). It's on purpose. Atlas could bring Starliner all the way to orbit, but #Boeing (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boeing?src=hash) wanted suborbital so they can burn off unused launch abort propellent to lighten Starliner after launch.

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ЦитироватьАлександр Репной (//forum/user/15754/) написал:
Ну что мужики, сегодня летит Старлайнер? Стыковка его с МКС как я понял завтра днём через сутки? А посадка ожидается 28 декабря. В этот же день будет и расстыковка с МКС?

Стыковка на автомате - 16:27:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 13:00:00 ДМВ)
Расстыковка 28-го в 08:44:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 07:45:00 ДМВ)
Приземление - 13:47:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 12:30:00 ДМВ)

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ЦитироватьАлександр Репной (//forum/user/15754/)  написал:
Ну что мужики, сегодня летит Старлайнер? Стыковка его с МКС как я понял завтра днём через сутки? А посадка ожидается 28 декабря. В этот же день будет и расстыковка с МКС?

Не совсем понял. Пуск сегодня в 14:36:43 ДМВ, а стыковка в 16:27:00 ДМВ тоже сегодня? Не верю. Наверное завтра?

ЦитироватьDec 20 13:10

Crew cabin leak checks are proceeding with the Starliner spacecraft.

For this Orbital Flight Test, the command module features two seats and an instrumented Anthropometric Test Device (ATD), named Rosie, to measure the effects of the ride for future astronauts.

Sitting in the Starliner commander's seat, she is equipped with hundreds of sensors that will return critical data to the mission team ahead of the first crewed flight. They will be especially interested in the forces she experiences through launch, ascent re-entry and landing.

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ЦитироватьDec 20 13:34

Starliner operations have been completed, clearing the way for the Blue Team to begin configuring the White Room for launch. This will include retracting the access board and deflating the environmental seal around the capsule.

ЦитироватьDec 20 13:44

White Room operations are reported complete by the Blue Team. Starliner's crew hatch is closed and the cabin pressured for its launch into space.

We'll see the Blue Team departing the launch pad shortly.

ЦитироватьDec 20 13:51

Four video cameras aboard the Atlas V rocket will be used to capture key portions of today's mission.

An aft-facing camera on the first stage will provide views of the vehicle climbing away from the Earth, solid rocket motor jettison and all the way nearly to staging. Just prior to booster engine cutoff, the view will switch to the aft-facing camera on the Centaur stage to show the first stage separating and ignition of the two RL10A-4-2 engines. That same view will be available for the end of the burn for engine cutoff.

In addition, two forward-facing cameras on Centaur will see jettison of the aeroskirt structure and the Starliner spacecraft separation. Both events will be recorded for playback through the ground station in Europe.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1207977620295606273)

The zero-gravity indicator on Rosie's flight is a flying ace. #AstronautSnoopy (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AstronautSnoopy?src=hash) is on board! Snoopy's space experience dates back to #Apollo50 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo50?src=hash) and is rocketing into the future on the @NASA_SLS (https://twitter.com/NASA_SLS) Artemis mission.

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ЦитироватьDec 20 13:57

Safety officials confirm that the hazard area surrounding Space Launch Complex-41 has been cleared of ground personnel.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:07

Launch Weather Officer Jessica Williams from the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral confirms that all conditions remain observed and forecast GO for liftoff at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC) today.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:08

This is Atlas Launch Control at T-minus 4 minutes and holding, with 24 minutes remaining in this built-in hold.

All of the communications loops are quiet at the present time. The countdown continues to target a liftoff at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC), today's instantaneous launch opportunity.

United Launch Alliance is using the unique Starliner version of the Atlas V rocket, with two solid boosters, a Dual Engine Centaur and Launch Vehicle Adapter, to launch the Orbital Flight Test for Boeing and NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Leaving the pad on 1.6 million pounds of thrust from the combined power of the kerosene-fueled first stage main engine and twin solid rocket boosters, the Atlas V will perform pitch, yaw and roll maneuvers to align with a northeasterly heading along a flight azimuth of 50 degrees.

The vehicle will pass through Max Q, the region of maximum dynamic pressure, at 42 seconds and hit Mach 1, the speed of sound, in 66 seconds.

After the solid boosters burn out and separate, the rocket will have traversed through the thick part of the atmosphere and can begin closed-loop guidance to begin steering to optimally achieve a precise injection into the desired orbit.

Cutoff of the main engine and staging occurs four-and-a-half minutes after launch, allowing the cryogenic Dual Engine Centaur upper stage to ignite for a 7-minute burn to propel Starliner to 17,475 mph for release on its voyage to the International Space Station.

Spacecraft separation is expected at T+plus 14 minutes, 54 seconds.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:11

The Automatic Determination and Dissemination of Just Updated Steering Terms, better known as the ADDJUST file, is being loaded into the Atlas V rocket's Inertial Navigation and Control Assembly (INCA) flight computer by the flight control operator here at the Launch Control Center. This is the planned steering parameters for the INCA to use based on today's upper level wind conditions.

A series of weather balloons has been launched throughout the countdown from the Range weather station at Cape Canaveral to collect measurements of wind speeds and directions to determine if conditions aloft violate the controllability or structural loads on the rocket during ascent. The balloon data was transmitted to ULA engineers in Denver to select a steering profile that minimizes launch vehicle responses.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:20

We have completed the fuel fill sequence to ready the first stage main propulsion system for launch.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:21

The Starliner spacecraft atop the Atlas V rocket is transitioning to internal battery power for launch. This is the final configuring of the payload for liftoff.

Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner was developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program to ferry astronauts to and from the Inernational Space Station from U.S. soil.

Starliner can accommodate seven passengers, or a mix of crew and cargo, for missions to low-Earth orbit. For NASA service missions to the space station, it will carry up to four NASA-sponsored crew members and time-critical scientific research.

The capsule has an innovative, weldless structure and is reusable up to 10 times with a six-month turnaround time. It also features wireless internet and tablet technology for crew interfaces.

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ЦитироватьАлександр Репной (//forum/user/15754/) написал:
Ну что мужики, сегодня летит Старлайнер? Стыковка его с МКС как я понял завтра днём через сутки? А посадка ожидается 28 декабря. В этот же день будет и расстыковка с МКС?

Стыковка на автомате - 16:27:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 13:00:00 ДМВ)
Расстыковка 28-го в 08:44:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 07:45:00 ДМВ)
Приземление - 13:47:00 ДМВ (трансляция в 12:30:00 ДМВ)

ЦитироватьKBOB написал:
а у нее что НЕТ ГОЛОВНОГО ОБТЕКАТЕЛЯ?

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:24

Today's instantaneous launch opportunity at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC) occurs when the orbital plane of the International Space Station crosses over the Atlas V launch pad. At the time of launch, the space station will be half a world away, flying 270 miles above the Indian Ocean. Starliner is taking aim at the station for an automated rendezvous and docking tomorrow at 8:27 a.m. EST (1327 UTC).

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:26

Launch-minus 11 minutes. The Arm Control Engineer here in the Launch Control Center has been given a "go" to retract the launch pad's Crew Access Arm. The catwalk is being hydraulically swung away from the Starliner spacecraft and stowed for launch. The arm can be re-extended in less than 15 seconds if the need arises.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:27

Starliner is confirmed on internal power for launch to prepare for a new era in human spaceflight. At T-minus 4 minutes and holding, with six minutes remaining in the hold, this is Atlas Launch Control.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:28

The Crew Access Arm has been stowed against the Crew Access Tower.

We are standing by for the readiness poll to proceed with the terminal count. Launch Conductor Doug Lebo will poll 29 engineers and managers for the "go" to launch today.

But first, Launch Director Bill Cullen is receiving status inputs from the director of engineering, Marty Malinowski, and the Starliner mission director LeRoy Cain, the results of which will feed into the readiness poll shortly.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:30
GO for launch!

The ULA Launch Director Bill Cullen has given the final permission to launch.

The pronouncement was made following the readiness poll of the launch team by Launch Conductor Doug Lebo that verified all systems are "go" to resume the countdown today.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:32
Countdown resumes

T-minus 4 minutes and counting. The final phase of today's countdown is underway at Cape Canaveral to launch the Atlas V rocket and inaugural CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for Boeing and NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The countdown clocks have resumed, leading us to a 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 UTC) liftoff.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:35

T-minus 80 seconds. The rocket's ordnance controller and the vehicle safety system have been armed. The flight software on the Atlas V is going active and the Emergency Detection System is transitioning to its ascent mode.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:36
LIFTOFF!

LIFTOFF of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for its Orbital Flight Test to prepare for the next era in human spaceflight!

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:38

T+plus 95 seconds. Solid rocket booster burnout is confirmed. The motor casings will be jettisoned once optimal conditions are met in less than a minute.

The main engine is back at full throttle to triple the rocket's velocity over the next two minutes.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:39

T+plus 2 minutes, 30 seconds. Solid rocket booster separation is confirmed. Both Aerojet Rocketdyne-made motors jettisoned from the Atlas V first stage, having completed their job of proving nearly half of the energy at liftoff.

Following SRB sep, Atlas V transitioned to closed-loop guidance to aim the trajectory towards a precise point in space to deploy Starliner for its trek to the International Space Station.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:41
Staging

T+plus 4 minutes, 49 seconds. Successful staging and ignition of the Centaur upper stage is confirmed. Both engines are up and burning. The vehicle now weighs less tahn 9 percent of its liftoff mass.

The first stage of flight was completed with booster engine cutoff, or BECO, followed by separation of the Atlas V's common core booster.

That enabled the Centaur's dual RL10A-4-2 engines to begin their single firing in today's launch.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:41

T+plus 5 minutes, 10 seconds. Aeroskirt jettison is confirmed. This structure below the Launch Vehicle Adapter provided aerodynamic stability during the flight to smooth the air flow over the vehicle.

The altitude of Atlas V and Starliner is now more than 400,000 feet.

ЦитироватьАлександр Репной написал:
Поздравляю с успешным запуском и выдвижением на околоземную орбиту CST-100 Starliner!

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ЦитироватьАлександр Репной (//forum/user/15754/) написал:
Поздравляю с успешным запуском и выдвижением на околоземную орбиту CST-100 Starliner!

Не говори "гоп"...

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:48

T+plus 11 minutes, 55 seconds. Main engine cutoff, or MECO, is confirmed for the Centaur upper stage. The vehicle has reached the suborbital trajectory to deploy Starliner on its trip to intercept the International Space Station for docking on Saturday.

ЦитироватьDec 20 14:51
SPACECRAFT SEPARATION!

T+plus 14 minutes, 54 seconds. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has been deployed by the Atlas V rocket's Centaur upper stage for the Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station.

Starliner will execute its Injection Burn in about 20 minutes to circularize its preliminary orbit in pursuit of the station for rendezvous on Saturday at 8:27 a.m. EST.

Centaur will passivate its tanks in the next few minutes before re-entering over the Indian Ocean to complete its job.

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
Позорно показывают. Телемерии нет. Камеры поганые и мало. Че вот там? Одни залы кучей народа кажут.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Пусть Джими выделит Боингу ещё 100 лимнов баксов на организацию нормальной трансляции, а то это стыд и позор для 21 века.
Трансляция запуска Аполлона-11 по телевизуру в 1969 и то лучше была.

Цитироватьhttps://tass.ru/kosmos/7390577
Стыковка с МКС планируется через сутки. Контроль за сближением корабля со станцией и его захват дистанционной рукой-манипулятором будут осуществлять работающие на МКС астронавты

ЦитироватьNot написал:
Первый полет Центавра с двумя RL-10 между прочим.

Цитироватьtriage написал:
тасс имеет сообщить
 

Цитироватьhttps://tass.ru/kosmos/7390577 (https://tass.ru/kosmos/7390577)
Стыковка с МКС планируется через сутки. Контроль за сближением корабля со станцией и его захват дистанционной рукой-манипулятором будут осуществлять работающие на МКС астронавты

стыковка ведь без манипулятора?

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ЦитироватьKBOB (//forum/user/13897/) написал:
а у нее что НЕТ ГОЛОВНОГО ОБТЕКАТЕЛЯ?

Защитная сбрасываемая крышка, закрывающая стыковочный узел.

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
Эт у ТАСС пунктик такой - как посадка Сокола-9 на баржу на парашютах...

ЦитироватьBoeing is charging NASA 50% more than SpaceX for launching to the ISS, they're clearly not spending that extra money on cameras, graphics or presentation.

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ЦитироватьNot (//forum/user/13990/) написал:
Первый полет Центавра с двумя RL-10 между прочим.

первый на атлас-5.
до этого летал.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 29 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207997232441630723)

So something is not right on orbit as the orbit insertion but is now 5 1/2 minutes overdue.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
We are on stable orbit?

Центавр перестарался? Что-то я ничего уже не понимаю что происходит.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
We are on stable orbit?  Центавр перестарался? Что-то я ничего уже не понимаю что происходит.

Цитировать12/20/2019 15:18 Stephen Clark

Flight director Richard Jones in Houston reports the Starliner spacecraft is in a stable orbit.

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ЦитироватьЧебурашка (//forum/user/14248/) написал:
We are on stable orbit?  Центавр перестарался? Что-то я ничего уже не понимаю что происходит.

На сайте пишут иначе: There's little time to complete the orbit insertion maneuver because the Starliner spacecraft was launched into a suborbital trajectory that will bring the capsule back into the atmosphere.

Цитировать12/20/2019 15:18 Stephen Clark

The spacecraft is being maneuvered into an attitude to point its power-generating solar panels toward the sun to charge the capsule's batteries.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207998195525128192)

Now #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash) is saying #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) is in a stable orbit... but also saying Orbit Insertion Burn didn't happen... so how is that possible?

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
tnt22 (//forum/user/18282/), Стабильность она разная бывает. Стабильное падение, например. )))

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207998607342919682)

They keep repeat "Stable orbit"... but no one's answering how they got it into orbit when the Orbital Insertion Burn didn't happen. #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash)


2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207999220734672897)

I'm honestly very confused.  Someone (@NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) or @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace)) needs to answer how in the heck Starliner is in a stable orbit if the Orbit Insertion Burn didn't take place and it was suborbital at Atlas V drop off. #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) #OFT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFT?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1208000204227719169)

A5/Starliner OFT: Boeing spokesman in mission control at the Johnson Space Center reports an "off-nominal" orbit insertion for the Starliner spacecraft; it's not yet known what sort of orbit it's in or how a space station rendezvous might proceed

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30999.jpg) Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status/1208000412080656386)

Starliner has an off-nominal insertion, but we have spacecraft control. The guidance and control team is assessing their next maneuver.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Они сами не знают где он.

ЦитироватьStarliner in stable orbit. The burn needed for a rendezvous with the  ISS did not happen. Working the issue.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
А на Старлайнере случаем MCAS не стоитс как 737-MAX?

ЦитироватьSource says that some kind of insertion burn did happen, hence the stable orbit for Starliner. But there is some issue with the thrusters. Hopefully
@BoeingSpace  and  @NASA  clarify soon.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Кстати, а если он шлёпнется у берегов Австралии, его там есть чем ловить? Всё таки, мне думается, что это наиболее вероятный сценарий. И он уже там.

ЦитироватьUh-oh: Problems with attitude preventing #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) orbit insertion burn so far. If they don't succeed solving this, Starliner will reenter with the Centaur south of Australia:

ЦитироватьPaleopulo написал:
С чего бы ему шлепаться?

ЦитироватьPaleopulo написал:
..."Прогрессом" его не назовут, но "Космосом" вполне.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Что  

ЦитироватьPaleopulo (//forum/user/13566/) написал:
С чего бы ему шлепаться?

Что, если не удастся выполнить манёвр довыведения используя двигатели САС, то он неминуемо окажется в Иднийском Океане минут через 45 после старта.
В независимости от чье-го либо желания. Это небесная механика.

ЦитироватьLesobaza написал:
В СССР все Прогрессы были Прогрессами.

ЦитироватьLesobaza написал:
 

ЦитироватьPaleopulo (//forum/user/13566/) написал:
..."Прогрессом" его не назовут, но "Космосом" вполне.

В СССР все Прогрессы были Прогрессами. А в РФ даже недоПрогрессы были Прогрессами )))

ЦитироватьNominal insertion is 72.8 x 181.5 km. This requires a delta-V of only 32.6 m/s to go into a circular 181.5 km orbit.

ЦитироватьKBOB написал:
Nominal insertion is 72.8 x 181.5 km. 

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
 

ЦитироватьKBOB (//forum/user/13897/) написал:
Nominal insertion is 72.8 x 181.5 km. This requires a delta-V of only 32.6 m/s to go into a circular 181.5 km orbit.

Это типо стабильная орбита? )))

ЦитироватьDespite launching successfully on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from SLC-41, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is not in its planned orbit.
The spacecraft currently is in a stable configuration while flight controllers are troubleshooting.

ЦитироватьLesobaza написал:
В СССР все Прогрессы были Прогрессами. А в РФ даже недоПрогрессы были Прогрессами )))

ЦитироватьDenis Voronin написал:
Ну так-то стабильная, витков на двадцать:)

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
tnt22 (//forum/user/18282/), Стабильность она разная бывает. Стабильное падение, например. )))

ЦитироватьScott Manley @DJSnM
Starliner was pointed at 90 degrees to prograde while they were trying to perform insertion.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
100 минут после запуска. Уже должен сделать полный виток и пролететь над всей Америкой.

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
 

ЦитироватьAstro Cat (//forum/user/41348/) написал:
 tnt22 (//forum/user/18282/) , Стабильность она разная бывает. Стабильное падение, например. )))

Странно, у Вас, видимо, больше информации, чем у руководителя полёта. А чОт комментаторы в пресс-центре KSC в его словах не усомнились, просто их воспроизвели...

ЦитироватьChris G - NSF
@ChrisG_NSF
So NASA's big updated to the press was just to repeat "stable orbit" and then refuse to give any orbital parameters or update on what's actually happening. #Starliner #OFT #NASA
4:12 PM - Dec 20, 2019

ЦитироватьLiss написал:
Есть TLE!

ЦитироватьAs of 1320utc, nothing seen from 37.78 N / 77.61 W on 2203.2, 2232, 2287.5 pointing NW to general area of closest approach

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
TLE показывают, что Атлас с Центавром отработали отлично. И больше ничего.

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
 

ЦитироватьLiss (//forum/user/13419/) написал:
Есть TLE!

Это что? Подняли орбиту выходит?

ЦитироватьPaleopulo написал:
Разве на замкнутую орбиту корабль своими двигателями должен довыводиться?

ЦитироватьBoeing says Starliner is in a safe and stable orbit, and has performed one burn. NASA and Boeing evaluating the situation to determine options for further tests of the spacecraft on this flight.

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ЦитироватьЧебурашка (//forum/user/14248/) написал:
TLE показывают, что Атлас с Центавром отработали отлично. И больше ничего.

Разве на замкнутую орбиту корабль своими двигателями должен довыводиться?

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
 

ЦитироватьChris G - NSF ‏ @ChrisG_NSF    5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1207959476021743616)

Reminder about suborbital  #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hash)  injection of  #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hash) . It's on purpose. Atlas could bring Starliner all the way to orbit, but  #Boeing (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boeing?src=hash)  wanted suborbital so they can burn off unused launch abort propellent to lighten Starliner after launch.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Да. Как Шаттл или Буран.

ЦитироватьMission Update
Boeing Statement on the Starliner Orbital Flight Test
Dec. 20, 2019, 8:20 a.m.

After launching successfully at 6:36 a.m. EST Friday on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Boeing Starliner space vehicle experienced an off-nominal insertion.

The spacecraft currently is in a safe and stable configuration. Flight controllers have completed a successful initial burn and are assessing next steps.

Boeing and NASA are working together to review options for the test and mission opportunities available while the Starliner remains in orbit.

A joint news conference will be held at 9 am Eastern on NASA TV.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Boeing and NASA are working together to review options for the test and mission opportunities available while the Starliner remains in orbit.

ЦитироватьLiss написал:
 Знать бы еще, это Centaur или Starliner.

Цитироватьcross-track написал:
У Нот_а проблема - как отмазать Боинг, если что...

ЦитироватьК.А. написал:
С этим довыведением вечный геморрой. Вспомните злополучный Полюс, Марс-96.  

ЦитироватьParabolicarc.com @spacecom (https://twitter.com/spacecom)

Source tells me launch by #AtlasV (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtlasV?src=hashtag_click) was nominal. No indication of under performance or any problem w spacecraft separation. Problem occurred with #Boeing (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boeing?src=hashtag_click) #Starliner (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Starliner?src=hashtag_click) orbital insertion burn that happened late and w spacecraft not in proper attitude. Issue with pitch control. #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click)

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Астрономы любители не видели пролёта над Америкой

 

ЦитироватьAs of 1320utc, nothing seen from 37.78 N / 77.61 W on 2203.2, 2232, 2287.5 pointing NW to general area of closest approach

ЦитироватьScott Chapman@scott23192
As of 1320utc, nothing seen from 37.78 N / 77.61 W on 2203.2, 2232, 2287.5 pointing NW to general area of closest approach

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Кстати, я думаю Боинг  заставят повторить беспилотный полёт за свой счёт. Ноту снизят зряплату. Придётся к Соросу перейти работаеть  

ЦитироватьThere's a second set of orbital elements released now. 187 x 222 km, with epoch at 13:20UTC.

ЦитироватьLiss написал:
Добрые люди говорят, что не смогли увидеть Starliner в начале второго витка над Штатами.

 https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1208014703777198082 (https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1208014703777198082)  

ЦитироватьScott Chapman@scott23192
As of 1320utc, nothing seen from 37.78 N / 77.61 W on 2203.2, 2232, 2287.5 pointing NW to general area of closest approach

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
На орбите!!!!

 

ЦитироватьThere's a second set of orbital elements released now. 187 x 222 km, with epoch at 13:20UTC.

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
  Ты ссыль давай. А то че то не верится. )))

ЦитироватьAstro Cat написал:
 Ты ссыль давай. А то че то не верится. )))

ЦитироватьBecause #Starliner believed it was in an orbital insertion burn (or that the burn was complete), the dead bands were reduced and the spacecraft burned more fuel than anticipated to maintain precise control. This precluded @Space_Station rendezvous.

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Because #Starliner believed it was in an orbital insertion burn (or that the burn was complete), the dead bands were reduced and the spacecraft burned more fuel than anticipated to maintain precise control. This precluded @Space_Station rendezvous.