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Atlas V Starliner launch, T minus 11 hours

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  • 20-12-2019 1:41am
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    Quantum Erasure
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    just saw this, looks like the path should be cross over Ireland maybe?


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    raspberrypi67
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    I see the mission to deliver supplies to the space station was a major cluster to say the least.
    Seems the internal clock of the capsule failed to sync up with the atlas rocket, as a result
    it was off by 11 hours, some comms failures there to begin with.

    Is this not a major part of comms that they should have tested or what....

    Sooo, it went off into the wrong orbit and I guess the computers burned off all the fuel trying to
    correct the orbit and hence no santa for the ISS crew....BIT embarrassing to say the least...
    BUT THEIR LANDING WAS PINPOINT...LOL FFS!!!


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    The retry is delayed.

    Launch of Starliner test flight slips to no earlier April 2
    The launch of the next test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule has been delayed to no earlier than April 2 after workers replaced spacecraft avionics units damaged in a power surge during testing.

    Boeing’s second Orbital Flight Test, or OFT-2, mission will verify the Starliner spacecraft is ready to carry astronauts into orbit for the first time later this year.


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