Boeing's Starliner Manned Flight Mission Canceled

TapTechNews Jun 3rd news, The first manned flight mission of Boeing's Starliner, which was originally scheduled to be executed on Saturday afternoon, was cancelled. The reason is that at the last minute of the launch, a problem occurred in the ground computer system used for the launch rocket, resulting in the forced suspension of the launch. After evaluating the problem, NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) had discussed the possibility of launching today (June 3rd), but finally decided to wait for the next launch window on June 5th or 6th.

TapTechNews noted that this launch suspension is not due to the problem of the Starliner itself, but the ground launch sequencer automatically suspended the launch process for unknown reasons. Tory Bruno, the president and CEO of the United Launch Alliance, explained at a news conference later on Saturday that the problem lies in the inability to verify the redundancy of the launch sequencer. The system consists of three identical large computers, so it is triple redundant. Bruno said that in the system health check a few minutes before the launch, one of the computers started slowly, resulting in the activation of the automatic suspension process.

NASA said that the postponement of the launch is to allow the team more time to assess the problem of ground support equipment. The next launch window will open on June 5th, and the specific launch time has not been announced. According to ArsTechnica, if the Starliner cannot be launched before June 6th, it will be postponed by at least 10 days, because the United Launch Alliance team needs to replace the battery of the Atlas V rocket.