travel

Boeing to attempt first astronaut launch on test flight for NASA

Font size+Author:Global Glance news portalSource:style2024-06-03 20:52:26I want to comment(0)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years.

Two NASA astronauts were strapped in the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds by the computer system that controls the final minutes before liftoff.

With only a split second to take off, there was no time to work the latest problem and the launch was called off.

Technicians raced to the pad to help astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams out of the capsule atop the fully fueled Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Within an hour of the launch abort, the hatch was reopened.

The team can’t get to the computers to troubleshoot the problem until the rocket is drained of all its fuel, said Tory Bruno, CEO for the rocket maker, United Launch Alliance.

Related articles
  • Erickson's 4 RBIs help Florida top Alabama and advance to the Women's CWS semifinals

    Erickson's 4 RBIs help Florida top Alabama and advance to the Women's CWS semifinals

    2024-06-03 20:38

  • Chinese company issues carbon

    Chinese company issues carbon

    2024-06-03 19:05

  • US growth likely slowed last quarter but still pointed to a solid economy

    US growth likely slowed last quarter but still pointed to a solid economy

    2024-06-03 18:37

  • Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy

    Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy

    2024-06-03 18:18

Netizen comments