On Monday, NASA and Boeing confirmed that the company’s Starliner spacecraft, United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, and ground support equipment are safe and ready for the next launch attempt. The first flight of the Starliner, known as NASA’s Boeing Crew Test Flight, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, is scheduled to lift off to the International Space Station (ISS) at approximately 10:52 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 5. one week. In the microgravity laboratory.

Preparations for the launch pad have been completed

Work on the Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad at the Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, was completed June 2 to replace and test a faulty power distribution source that halted the June 1 launch attempt. The Starliner mission management team reviewed various aspects of the replacement and troubleshooting steps and requested a “go ahead” during a detailed session as they continued to prepare crews and hardware for the June 5 opportunity.

“I greatly appreciate the work of the NASA, Boeing and ULA teams over the past week,” said Steve Stich, NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager. “The ULA team in particular has worked hard to quickly learn more about these issues, inform our NASA and Boeing teams, and protect against the next attempt. We will continue step by step.”

Weather forecast

Weather forecasts continue to call for favorable conditions, with U.S. Space Force meteorologists from the 45th Airborne Squadron estimating a 90% chance of acceptable conditions at launch. Lift corridor and onshore wind weather is also predicted to be acceptable in the event of an unexpected emergency shutdown during launch.

Astronauts ready for launch

Willmore and Williams continue to prepare for the refresh launch. Both will remain in quarantine at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida before launch.