YNM Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Scrubbed due to the ISS issues. Maybe try again next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 What ISS issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, mikegarrison said: What ISS issues? Nauka had a few errant thrusters fire some time after docking and the ISS ended up 45 degrees out of normal orientation. Everything's under control now but schedules are definitely gonna get pushed back as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, tater said: Scrubbed due to the ISS issues. Maybe try again next week. Boeing is reportedly happy as the internal clocks on Starliner were found to be one week ahead (/s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Beccab said: Boeing is reportedly happy as the internal clocks on Starliner were found to be one week ahead That was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Current launch date is August 3. Docking the next day. Landing here in NM August 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboibru Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I've read from a couple of sources that Starliner is designed to be compatible with Falcon 9. Would this ever happen/are there any plans for it to happen. Boeing and SpaceX have collaborated once before, on the USA-277/OTV-5 flight of the X-37B spaceplane, as the X-37(B) is made by Boeing, and SpaceX provided the launch vehicle (the Falcon 9). Here's where it said they were designed to be compatible: Boeing Starliner - Wikipedia Crew Dragon and Starliner: A Look at the Upcoming Astronaut Taxis | Space Here's also a photo I made of what it would look like: Screenshot by Lightshot (prnt.sc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 4 hours ago, bigboibru said: I've read from a couple of sources that Starliner is designed to be compatible with Falcon 9. Would this ever happen/are there any plans for it to happen. Boeing and SpaceX have collaborated once before, on the USA-277/OTV-5 flight of the X-37B spaceplane, as the X-37(B) is made by Boeing, and SpaceX provided the launch vehicle (the Falcon 9). Here's where it said they were designed to be compatible: Boeing Starliner - Wikipedia Crew Dragon and Starliner: A Look at the Upcoming Astronaut Taxis | Space Here's also a photo I made of what it would look like: Screenshot by Lightshot (prnt.sc) I believe that by "compatible" it just means "has the right mass to be carried by either rockets" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 1 minute ago, tater said: Do we have a NET yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Beccab said: Do we have a NET yet? Tomorrow. Liftoff is 1:20 EDT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboibru Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 18 hours ago, Beccab said: I believe that by "compatible" it just means "has the right mass to be carried by either rockets" I might just be overthinking it, but then how come it doesn't say "compatible with SLS" or "will be compatible with New Glenn", because Starliner has the "correct" mass (and diameter) to be launched to LEO by both of them. The vibe I'm getting from the way they're written is that they're specifically targeting using it with Falcon 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 1 minute ago, bigboibru said: I might just be overthinking it, but then how come it doesn't say "compatible with SLS" or "will be compatible with New Glenn", because Starliner has the "correct" mass (and diameter) to be launched to LEO by both of them. The vibe I'm getting from the way they're written is that they're specifically targeting using it with Falcon 9. Does it? I guess, if you think that a single 10 kg box is "compatible" with a freight train. I mean, yeah, the freight train could carry it, but it would not be efficient. Atlas 5 and F9 (and FH) have various overlapping payload envelopes, depending on whether you want a heavier object sent to a lower-speed trajectory or whether you want a lighter object sent to a higher-speed trajectory (where the hydrolox Centaur stage has some advantages over the kerolox Falcon upper stage). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 5 hours ago, bigboibru said: I might just be overthinking it, but then how come it doesn't say "compatible with SLS" or "will be compatible with New Glenn", because Starliner has the "correct" mass (and diameter) to be launched to LEO by both of them. The vibe I'm getting from the way they're written is that they're specifically targeting using it with Falcon 9. Simply, because it wasn't required by NASA to. One of the requirements of Commercial Crew was that either selected capsules had to be "compatible", i.e. adaptable or at least possible, with the rocket that the other capsule uses. SLS won't be available for any commercial crew launch, and New Glenn (or FH, or about any other rocket) isn't crew rated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboibru Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Beccab said: Simply, because it wasn't required by NASA to. One of the requirements of Commercial Crew was that either selected capsules had to be "compatible", i.e. adaptable or at least possible, with the rocket that the other capsule uses. SLS won't be available for any commercial crew launch, and New Glenn (or FH, or about any other rocket) isn't crew rated Ahh, okay. So would Dragon be compatible with the Atlas V N22 then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, bigboibru said: Ahh, okay. So would Dragon be compatible with the Atlas V N22 then? Should be easily, Dragon is roughly 1 ton lighter than Starliner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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.50calBMG Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 You would think that after failing their first flight, Boeing would have gone over every line of code on that thing with a fine tooth comb. It's pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) They have so many smart and great people working on this, if there were few problems here and there they should have been able to fix them. Maybe the whole project is just not there yet, hasn't reached an acceptable state and they need more time to work on this. Time i doubt they will ever get with all the deadlines and pressure. Edited August 3, 2021 by Serenity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 They were waiting for 1.12.2 to fix the docking port. Nauka didn't, and see what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 No launch tomorrow Going back to the barn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Hardware. ISS scheduling could become complex should this take any serious amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Good job, Boeing! Another attempt, another failure. I bet astronauts assigned to the crew feel better and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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