TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two rockets will raise off from Florida’s east coast on Monday.
The long-awaited launch of the Boeing Starliner capsule – its first with a crew on board – to the Worldwide Area Station is about for Monday night after years of delays.
Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams will pilot the Starliner in the course of the flight, which is the ultimate take a look at earlier than NASA can enable Boeing to often fly to the house station.
Liftoff is scheduled for 10:34 p.m. EDT. The capsule sits atop an Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Area Power Station.
On the close by Kennedy Area Heart, SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink communication satellites. That launch is scheduled for 12:36 p.m. EDT, with backup alternatives till 2:48 p.m. EDT.
If obligatory, SpaceX can strive once more on Tuesday starting at 11:08 a.m. EDT. It will likely be the fifteenth flight for this Falcon 9 rocket.
Climate situations look good for Monday’s launch makes an attempt, in keeping with forecasters at Patrick Area Power Base. There’s solely a ten% probability of climate interfering with the SpaceX launch. It drops to simply 5% in time for the Starlink launch.
Starliner’s debut take a look at flight with out a crew in 2019 ended up within the mistaken orbit and failed to achieve the house station, forcing Boeing to repeat the demo earlier than astronauts may fly. Following extra critiques final yr, the corporate needed to repair the capsule’s parachutes and yank out a mile of flammable tape.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
