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Starliner CFT Launch Thread! (First crewed flight of Boeing Starliner capsule) (sh.itjust.works)
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At long last, the first crewed flight of Starliner!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-05-07, 02:34 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-05-06, 22:34 (EDT) | | Docking scheduled for (UTC) | | | Mission | Boeing Crewed Flight Test | | Launch site | SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Launch Vehicle | Atlas V N22 | | Starliner | SC3-2 (Calypso) | | Commander | Barry "Butch" Wilmore πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ| | Pilot | Sunita Williams πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ| | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and docking to the ISS |

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| | NASA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb3qcR2tUQs | ULA | | Boeing | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oed2KpyJUmo | Spaceflight Now | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI1u80rw5LY | Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez3bQSz_rLM | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYomtTVvKXg | The Space Devs |

Launch statistics

β˜‘οΈ 1st crewed flight of Starliner, 3rd flight overall

β˜‘οΈ 1st Atlas V launch this year, 100th overall

β˜‘οΈ 3rd ULA launch this year, 161st overall

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The crew must be extreme nervous with the string of failures coming from Boeing right now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Better check those door plugs 3 times.