NEW DELHI: On May 17, NASA announced that Boeing’s Starliner aircraft had been delayed until the station’s primary manned launch. The risks of the upcoming launch are increased by professionals ‘ discovery of a malfunctioning rocket valve that needs to be replaced before the crucial goal can begin.
Boeing has been dealing with major delays throughout the test, which has been frustrating for Boeing for years. The aircraft giant’s business aviation division is at a loss at a crucial time for its safety-focused business.
When a “scrub” request was made, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were seated in their seats and ready to take off on Monday evening.
The Atlas V jet, which was intended to launch the Starliner into orbit, had a gate that controlled the liquid air pressure, which ground team discovered buzzing.
The launch may be delayed until at least May 10, according to United Launch Alliance, the joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
However, upon deeper study, it was determined that the gate had experienced extreme wear and would need to be replaced. Thus, the jet may be rolled up to its aircraft for the necessary repairs.
” Nasa’s Boeing Crew Flight Test nowadays is targeted to start no earlier than 6: 16 am EDT Friday, May 17″, the US space company said in a blog post.
The Nasa Kennedy Space Center’s staff quarters will continue to house Wilmore and Williams, according to the blog.
With the goal of having a second business vehicle that can transport crews to the orbital island, NASA is placing a lot of emphasis on Starliner’s success.
With the Dragon capsules, Elon Musk’s SpaceX broke the Space Shuttle program’s almost ten-year reliance on Russian missiles in 2020.
( With inputs from agencies )
