CST-100 Starliner (Orbital Flight Test) - Atlas V N22 (AV-080) - CCAFS SLC-41 - 20.12.2019, 11:36 UTC.

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А сортир то в Старлайнере есть? А то говорят все сортиры на МКС поломались.)))

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

сортир системы памперс

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/03/av-080-starliner-oft-launch-preps/

12/03/2019 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.

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 Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 4 мин. назад

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

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Boeing Space @BoeingSpace 27 мин. назад

We worked closely with @ulalaunch to remedy an #AtlasV purge air supply issue ahead of the #Starliner launch, now targeted for Dec. 19, 6:59 a.m. ET.




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

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ULA 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.

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https://ria.ru/20191203/1561925304.html

Первый 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.

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12/03/2019 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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 Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 4 мин. назад

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/ ...

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 1 мин. назад

And #Starliner 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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 Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 59 сек. назад

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.

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12/04/2019 01:11 Stephen Clark



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.

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Sunita Williams‏ @Astro_Suni 2 ч. назад

Empty parking spot...waiting for a rocket!




2 ч.2 часа назад

I think it will fit in its parking spot!

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 Sunita Williams‏ @Astro_Suni 9 мин. назад

Stairway to heaven!  Crew access arm deployed to Starliner.

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 3 ч. назад

A couple of close ups for your viewing pleasure.  #OFT





 Boeing Space‏ @BoeingSpace 4 ч. назад

The @Commercial_Crew Access Arm gives #Starliner atop #AtlasV 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

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 Tory Bruno @torybruno 4 ч. назад

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 is near

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 NASA Social‏ @NASASocial 1 ч. назад

'Tis the season for gifts, and @ulalaunch gave #NASASocial the OK for a bonus stop to see @BoeingSpace #Starliner stacked for wet dress rehearsal. @Commercial_Crew launch set for Dec. 19.

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 5 мин. назад

RP1 tanking is underway. #OFT is near...

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Brady Kenniston‏ @TheFavoritist 19 мин. назад

Looking good out there @ulalaunch! Can't wait to be back soon to see my first Atlas V launch, especially with the @BoeingSpace Starliner up top!

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 8 мин. назад

#OFT Tanking of RP1 has been successfully completed