- Home
- World
- RPT - PREVIEW Boeing Starliner Set to Launch on Delayed Unmanned Cargo Mission to ISS on Tuesday
RPT - PREVIEW Boeing Starliner Set To Launch On Delayed Unmanned Cargo Mission To ISS On Tuesday
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 03, 2021 | 02:10 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd August, 2021) Boeing's Starliner spacecraft designed for manned flight will launch on its second test un-crewed cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday after a delay from last week over weather conditions, NASA announced.
"Starliner will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida," the agency said in a press release. "The mission is targeted to launch at 1:20 pm EDT [Eastern Daylight Time] Tuesday, August 3."
About 30 minutes after launch, Starliner will perform its orbital insertion burn to begin its daylong trip to the space station, the agency said.
"The spacecraft is scheduled to dock [at] the space station at 1:37 pm [EDT] Wednesday, August 4," the release said.
The US space agency described the OFT-2 flight as "an important un-crewed mission designed to test the end-to-end capabilities of the new system for NASA's Commercial Crew Program."
The spacecraft will carry more than 400 Pounds of NASA cargo and crew supplies to the ISS, NASA said.
It will then return to Earth with more than 550 pounds of cargo, including reusable Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) tanks that provide breathable air to station crew members, the agency added.
"OFT-2 will demonstrate the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner spacecraft and Atlas V rocket from launch to docking to a return to Earth in the desert of the western United States," the US space agency said in an earlier release.
The un-crewed mission will provide valuable data toward NASA certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for regular flights with astronauts to and from the ISS, the agency noted.
The test launch was originally scheduled for last Friday but was delayed because of weather conditions in the area, the space agency acknowledged.
Starliner's previous and first un-crewed test mission was in December 2019, when it failed to dock with the ISS because of an orbit insertion anomaly.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
ISSI, FES hold int'l moot 'Pakistan in the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape'
Anonymous allegations against PR chairman rejected
Dallas hosts Kashmiri diaspora: A convergence for environmental, peace advocacy
PML-N’s Central General Council to meet on May 11
Gillani calls for further promoting parliamentary relations between Pakistan, US
Massive financial, administrative scam unearthed at SCCI
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results
FCCI welcomes Iranian president's visit
Chief Commissioner briefs Federal Minister Engr Amir Muqam about Raha Program
Millat Express stop at Bandhi extended
Govt. making all-out efforts to enhance energy mix to provide affordable electri ..
ATC adjourns hearing of May-9 violence case till May 11
More Stories From World
-
UAE announces $544 million for repairs after record rains
16 minutes ago -
Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza
12 minutes ago -
Iran president visits Sri Lanka, inaugurates power, irrigation project
48 minutes ago -
Italy fines Amazon over 'recurring' purchase option
1 hour ago -
Top France court confirms ex-PM's conviction in fake jobs scandal
1 hour ago -
UBS chairman decries tighter capital rules
1 hour ago
-
Israel says forces carrying out 'offensive action' in south Lebanon
1 hour ago -
Spain PM under pressure as wife faces graft probe
2 hours ago -
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Shanghai
2 hours ago -
N. Macedonia starts elections that could decide stalled EU talks
2 hours ago -
Haaland ruled out of Man City's crucial trip to Brighton
2 hours ago -
Four dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capital
2 hours ago