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Starliner gets ready to launch … again
Last Thursday (July 29), Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft rolled out to the Space Launch Complex 41 launch pad atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The launch, which was set to take place on Friday (July 30), ended up being delayed to Tuesday (Aug. 3) because of ongoing concerns with Roscosmos’ Nauka module that made an unplanned thruster firing after docking with the International Space Station Thursday morning. Now, after this delay, Starliner and the Atlas V it will ride to space are rolling back out to prepare for launch, which is now set for Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. EDT (1720 GMT).

(Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett)
Monday, Aug. 2, 2021: Last Thursday (July 29), Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft rolled out to the Space Launch Complex 41 launch pad atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The launch, which was set to take place on Friday (July 30), ended up being delayed to Tuesday (Aug. 3) because of ongoing concerns with Roscosmos’ Nauka module that made an unplanned thruster firing after docking with the International Space Station Thursday morning.

Now, after this delay, Starliner and the Atlas V it will ride to space are rolling back out to prepare for launch, which is now set for Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. EDT (1720 GMT).