Starliner Technical Issue Delays OFT-2 Launch

摘要

The string of delays for the reflight of an uncrewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) continued on Aug. 3, with the next opportunity for launch available on Aug. 4. The latest delay occurred about 3 hr. before a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket was slated to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to put Starliner into orbit. “During prelaunch preparations … Boeing engineers monitoring the health and status of the vehicle detected unexpected valve position indications in the propulsion system” of Starliner’s service module, Boeing said in a statement.