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How many times was this launch delayed due to problems? I get excited, but can't stay excited for months.

HWR_14 2y ago
It was delayed three times in the month leading up to launch, and there was an attempt just over a year ago that was scratched because they discovered they accidentally used a flammable material. So, four total times. But "staying excited for months" is misleading.
- starik36 2y ago
  True, but you have to add previous attempts going back several years. Wasn't Atlas+Starliner actually rolled out to the pad last time only to be scrubbed and brought back for another 6 month delay?
  - dylan604 2y ago
    Yes, this GP's comment is very misleading in that it only listed the recent scrubs. I almost felt sorry for the astronauts.
    - HWR_14 2y ago
      I listed all the ones I could find for the manned mission. Did my list miss some?
      - starik36 2y ago
        You are missing ones where it was scheduled, but didn't even make it to the stand because some issue was found. I can't recall when exactly, but at some point it was discovered that the tape used to wrap wires was flammable. So it was postponed, once again.
        HWR_14 2y ago
        That was July 6th last year. It was one of the 4 I mentioned.
        luuurker 2y ago
        Going back to my comment which made you reply, it's nice that you can stay excited after a year. I struggle with that.
      - dylan604 2y ago
        you definitely missed some... "Although it was originally planned for a 2017 launch,[15] various delays pushed the launch back to no earlier than July 2023.[47] Then on June 1, 2023, Boeing announced the flight was indefinitely delayed, due to problems with the parachute harness and flammable tape on wiring.[105] On August 7, 2023, Boeing announced that it was resuming preparations for a launch, and that it hoped to resolve the issue with the flammable tape by September 2023, and to address the parachute harness issues by November 2023. The Crewed Flight Test was tentatively scheduled for a launch date of May 6, 2024,[106] but due to a problem with an oxygen valve on the ULA Atlas rocket, the May 6 launch date was cancelled approximately two hours before the planned launch time.[107] The launch has been further delayed due to a helium leak in the Starliner service module, which was originally discovered during the May 6 launch attempt.[108][109] A launch was attempted on June 1, 2024, for 16:25 UTC (12:25 PM EDT), but was aborted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds prior to liftoff. Starliner successfully completed countdown and lifted off on June 5, 2024 at 14:52 UTC (10:52 AM EDT)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Starliner#Third_orbital_flight_test_(crewed) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Starliner#Third_orbital...
- idontwantthis 2y ago
  The time more than a year before that when it was scrubbed for a stuck valve that I don’t think they ever fixed and decided it can still fly.

It was delayed three times in the month leading up to launch, and there was an attempt just over a year ago that was scratched because they discovered they accidentally used a flammable material. So, four total times. But "staying excited for months" is misleading.

starik36 2y ago
True, but you have to add previous attempts going back several years. Wasn't Atlas+Starliner actually rolled out to the pad last time only to be scrubbed and brought back for another 6 month delay?
- dylan604 2y ago
  Yes, this GP's comment is very misleading in that it only listed the recent scrubs. I almost felt sorry for the astronauts.
  - HWR_14 2y ago
    I listed all the ones I could find for the manned mission. Did my list miss some?
    - starik36 2y ago
      You are missing ones where it was scheduled, but didn't even make it to the stand because some issue was found. I can't recall when exactly, but at some point it was discovered that the tape used to wrap wires was flammable. So it was postponed, once again.
      - HWR_14 2y ago
        That was July 6th last year. It was one of the 4 I mentioned.
        luuurker 2y ago
        Going back to my comment which made you reply, it's nice that you can stay excited after a year. I struggle with that.
    - dylan604 2y ago
      you definitely missed some... "Although it was originally planned for a 2017 launch,[15] various delays pushed the launch back to no earlier than July 2023.[47] Then on June 1, 2023, Boeing announced the flight was indefinitely delayed, due to problems with the parachute harness and flammable tape on wiring.[105] On August 7, 2023, Boeing announced that it was resuming preparations for a launch, and that it hoped to resolve the issue with the flammable tape by September 2023, and to address the parachute harness issues by November 2023. The Crewed Flight Test was tentatively scheduled for a launch date of May 6, 2024,[106] but due to a problem with an oxygen valve on the ULA Atlas rocket, the May 6 launch date was cancelled approximately two hours before the planned launch time.[107] The launch has been further delayed due to a helium leak in the Starliner service module, which was originally discovered during the May 6 launch attempt.[108][109] A launch was attempted on June 1, 2024, for 16:25 UTC (12:25 PM EDT), but was aborted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds prior to liftoff. Starliner successfully completed countdown and lifted off on June 5, 2024 at 14:52 UTC (10:52 AM EDT)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Starliner#Third_orbital_flight_test_(crewed) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Starliner#Third_orbital...
idontwantthis 2y ago
The time more than a year before that when it was scrubbed for a stuck valve that I don’t think they ever fixed and decided it can still fly.