The launch of the Boeing Starliner, which was set to take astronaut Sunita Williams to area for a 3rd time, has been postponed as a result of a technical glitch. No new date has been introduced for the launch.
Ms Williams, poster lady for ladies aspiring to fly into area, was set to achieve for the skies once more in the present day in a brand-new spacecraft. The Boeing Starliner was set to elevate off from the Kennedy House Middle in Florida’s Cape Canaveral at 8.04 am India time.
Nevertheless, simply 90 minutes earlier than the lift-off, the launch of the Atlas V rocket was known as off. US area company NASA has introduced there was an off-nominal situation on an oxygen aid valve, which led to the postponement. Ms Williams and NASA’s Barry Wilmore, who had been to fly the Starliner spacecraft to the Worldwide House Station, will now exit the Starliner crew module.
This may have been the third area journey for the Indian-origin astronaut, who has already spent 322 days in area and held a file for the utmost hours of spacewalk by a girl, earlier than being overtaken by Peggy Whitson.
This time, she would have made historical past as the primary lady to fly on a maiden crewed mission of a brand new area shuttle.
Ms Williams went on her first area voyage on December 9, 2006, which lasted until June 22, 2007. Whereas onboard, she established a world file for ladies by occurring 4 spacewalks that added as much as 29 hours and 17 minutes.
Her second voyage was from July 14 to November 18, 2012.
The 59-year-old admitted to being a bit nervous however stated she had no jitters about flying in a brand new spacecraft. She had helped design the Starliner, working with engineers from NASA and Boeing. “Once I attain the Worldwide House Station, it is going to be like going again dwelling,” she stated.
Forward of the flight, she had advised NDTV that she meant to hold an idol of Lord Ganesh on this journey, since he’s her “good luck appeal”. Earlier, she had carried a duplicate of the Bhagwad Gita. An enthusiastic marathoner, she had even accomplished a triathlon in area, competing with athletes again within the US.
The ten-day mission will assist the Starliner show its space-worthiness. It might additionally show the staff’s readiness to realize NASA certification and fly long-duration missions for the US area company.
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