This Monday, NASA and ULA (United Launch Alliance), provider of spacecraft launch services for the United States government and a company that belongs to Boeing and Lockheed, will send the International Space Station (IEE) to the International Space Station (IEE). CST-100 Starliner ship, in the first manned mission of these characteristics for SpaceX’s rival company.
When does NASA and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner take off?
The launch was scheduled for last July. However, various problems with the design of the parachutes and the safety of the ship have been delaying its takeoff. Initially it was going to be in March 2024 but, finally, it will be this May 6. This delay also occurred with NASA and Boeing’s first unmanned test, which occurred in 2022.
The capsule will be launched on the Atlas V rocket, and approximately half an hour after launch, Starliner will separate from the rocket and arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) thanks to its thrusters, which it will arrive approximately one day after launch.
What time is the launch of the CST-100 Starliner?
The launch of the NASA and Boeing spacecraft will be produced from Cape Caaveral, Floriday It is scheduled for this Monday, May 6 at 10:34 p.m. local time. The time difference between Madrid and Florida is 6 hours, so in the In mainland Spain we will be able to follow the launch starting at 04:34 on Tuesday.
Who are the astronauts on the CST-100 Starliner?
NASA astronauts Suni Williams y Butch Wilmore They will be aboard the mission and will travel on the Starliner to the ISS for a week. 26 hours after takeoff, the ship will dock with the Harmony module, after the relocation of the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
How to watch the launch of the manned CST-100 Starliner?
The broadcast can be followed through the NASA television, as well as the space agency’s YouTube channel and the As.com live stream. Since the 6:30 p.m. Florida time (12:30 a.m. in Spain) the broadcast of the launch will begin. You can also follow live the docking of Starliner to the IEE, which is scheduled for May 7.
