NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Launch
6:30 PM EDT 05-06-2024
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Launch
6:30 PM EDT 05-06-2024
Hopefully they packed extra bolts for the door...
Please write all penis jokes now... then delete them before posting.... 
The reason it looks like that of course is that the capsule is designed for the larger diameter Aries rocket.
Those astronauts are some brave souls.
How is Elon Muskrat going to lead his flock to Mars if he is too chicken to ride on his own rocket?
In reply to VolvoHeretic :
I don't think there is any evidence he is afraid that I know of.
I am pretty sure the stockholders in his various companies would NOT be happy about him doing something like that (even if it is very safe, as it has been)! NASA would not have crew certified the Dragon / Falcon if it was not safe. Spaceflight will always be more risky than air travel though (something about sitting on top of huge tanks of fuel and oxidizer....).
In reply to aircooled :
Maybe that's true but Jeff Bezos has. As has Capain Kirk.
In reply to VolvoHeretic :
Also very true. I do wonder what the board thought of Bezos going up.
Blue Origin is definitely a big step below a Dragon / Falcon though in terms of dynamics (speed, forces, complexity, recovery etc) though.
Very excited about this. And hope to watch the launch. Good test of the system for going to the moon, too.
In reply to aircooled :
And to be clear, I'm no daredevil, having turned down a free sky diving lesson (before tandem jumps) and a ride in a stunt open biplane. Or any carnival ride now-a-days. 
Today’s a two-fer as we had a “routine” Falcon 9 go up earlier today.
Might have to head out to the beach for tonight’s launch, though.
They are now saying a 10:34 p.m. EDT liftoff.
The crew is now heading out to the launch pad and liftoff is scheduled in 3 hours.
VolvoHeretic said:Maybe that's true but Jeff Bezos has. As has Capain Kirk.
The risks involved in a suborbital flight on New Shepard are lower than those in a flight to orbit like SpaceX is doing.
Launch scrubbed... E36 M3
No word on when next launch is to be attempted, but it won't be tonight. The crew is going back to quarters for the night.
An article about the fixes Boeing had to go through to get ready for to today's attempt. Something about miles of flammable wires.
popsci.com: Boeing’s struggling Starliner craft won’t fly astronauts until at least 2024
And an article explaining why the first space capsules including Apollo 1 used pure oxygen in their capsules.
Space.com: How the Apollo 1 Fire Changed Spaceship Design Forever
In reply to VolvoHeretic :
Have to say, kind of surprised they missed that. It's like the most known failure of Apollo, given the cost of lives. And the output of that- being the change of requirements, should have been part of the earliest known ones to meet.
Hm.
It's looking like a similar time tomorrow night:
CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test
Atlas V N22
Tue • May 7th, 2024
7:11 PM PDT
Just out of curiosity... what does the aerodynamic officanados think of this area?
Explanation of of the reason for the scrub- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYh-0wmUykA&ab_channel=VideoFromSpace
In summary, it was a vent valve that was buzzing- or opening and closing fast enough to buzz. If it was a satellite, they would energize the solenoid to close it, but they have different rules when people are involved. And given the relaunch reschedule, they didn't have to replace the valve.
Currently showing 5:55 Pacific, Friday for launch.
In reply to aircooled :
So they do have to replace the valve.
aircooled said:Please write all penis jokes now... then delete them before posting....
hey now, nature chose that shape
obviously I can't do a comparison photo with the rocket.
Currently showing go for:
Fri • May 17th, 2024
3:16 PM PDT.
(6:16 PM Eastern)
Launch track is noticeably northern. Too bad it's not a night launch, could be quite the show for a lot of the east coast. (probably just result in a lot of UFO sightings....)
In reply to aircooled :
Yeah, a little later would really give us a show. But I’m guessing they don’t think about that when scheduling launches.
Either way, we’ll be there watching.
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