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From the Ars Technica Rocket Report (received in e-mail today, available tomorrow on the Ars Technica web site):
"NASA and Boeing set Starliner launch date. Boeing said it and NASA are targeting 2:53 p.m. ET (18:53 UTC) on Friday, July 30, for the launch of Starliner’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 mission to the International Space Station. The updated launch target is supported by the space station visiting vehicle schedule and availability of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. If all goes well ... Boeing recently completed end-to-end testing of Starliner’s flight software by flying a five-day simulated OFT-2 mission with operations teams and the highest-fidelity hardware. This lack of testing caused problems during the first Starliner test flight, in December 2019, which failed to reach the space station. If this mission is a success, crew could fly aboard Starliner late this year or early in 2022. (submitted by Ken the Bin)"
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Stephen
- - - - - Telescopes: Questar 3.5 Standard SN 18-11421; Stellina (EAA) Solar: Thousand Oaks white light filter; Daystar Quark (chromosphere) Hα filter Mounts: Explore Scientific Twilight I; Majestic heavy duty tripod Local Club: New Hampshire Astronomical Society
