Posted on 12/20/2019 2:55:41 AM PST by cabojoe
Cool! Lucky kid :)
“That looks like fun!”
It was! And it was most all by imagination. The dashboard had printed graphics, a couple push buttons and lights, and a round graphic of earth spinning slowly on a gear-motor. The rest required imagining...
News conference coming up on NASA TV, 09:30 at this point:
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public
That news conference is about some computer clock failing and then some decision to not manually fire the boosters, I think.
Another failure for government Big Space.
Thanks for the update Monty...I had to hit the hay and missed it. I’ll check it out.
I'm jealous!(but pleased you got to see it!)
Thanks for the thanks! You’re welcome.
From Boeing:
“The CST-100 Starliner is in a safe, stable orbit after an anomaly this morning following launch and spacecraft separation from the Atlas V. The anomaly appears to have been the result of a mission elapsed timer (MET) using an unexpected timeline, which delayed orbital insertion thruster firings, putting Starliner in an unplanned orbit. Further root cause analysis is needed.
The Boeing flight control team quickly took action to place Starliner into an orbit that supports a safe landing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The combined Boeing and NASA team now plan to work together to define test flight objectives for the remainder of the mission, while preparing for the Starliner landing.
At this time, we do not expect the Starliner to dock at the International Space Station on this flight. We are proud of the team for their professionalism and quick action to protect the vehicle and enable a safe return.
We look forward to reviewing and learning from the data that has been generated from this mission so far.”
They landed just fine, which is impressive. First land landing of a capsule in US history. Hope they get the timer bug worked out and can launch humans next year. Next big step is SpaceX’s abort launch in early January.
Thanks Monty! I stayed up real late to watch that landing. There’s a whole new generation of engineers learning the art of flying humans in capsules again, which had been pretty much mastered during Apollo. Mistakes happen and make good data during test flights...that’s what test flights are for. Atlas performed flawlessly as usual.
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