June 3, 20242 yr Author 20 hours ago, charliearon said: Wednesday the 5th is the next scrubbed launch date. And Starship on the 6th.
June 3, 20242 yr Administrators One "BOOM" and one "FIZZLE"! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 5, 20241 yr Author 10:52 ET then, supposedly. I think that's 3:52 GMT. But don't quote me on that.
June 5, 20241 yr Administrators Just checked...said 3 hrs and 2 minutes to go! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 5, 20241 yr Administrators So far, so good! Let's see if they hook up with the ISS tomorrow, or whenever! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 6, 20241 yr They finally lit that candle! https://spacenews.com/starliner-lifts-off-on-crewed-test-flight/ My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
June 7, 20241 yr Author Looks like they are having issues with leaks. https://payloadspace.com/boeing-starliner-safe-at-station-sprung-a-few-more-helium-leaks/ Edited June 7, 20241 yr by martin-w
June 7, 20241 yr Administrators 2 hours ago, martin-w said: Looks like they are having issues with leaks. https://payloadspace.com/boeing-starliner-safe-at-station-sprung-a-few-more-helium-leaks/ Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
June 7, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, martin-w said: Looks like they are having issues with leaks. ….and thrusters. Surprised these are faults that they’ve been aware of from earlier tests but seem unresolved for the manned mission? Does this say something about the timescales and deadlines they’re working to?
June 9, 20241 yr Let's hope and pray that it'll be fine. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
June 22, 20241 yr Author Well..... the Starliner astronauts are still on the ISS. Helium leaks. I'm wondering if SpaceX Crew Dragon will have to bring them back.
June 22, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, martin-w said: Well..... the Starliner astronauts are still on the ISS. Helium leaks. I'm wondering if SpaceX Crew Dragon will have to bring them back. I can see the headline now, "Elon Musk Rescues Boeing Crew". Sadly, it really does seem that if it's Boeing, it's not going. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
June 22, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, martin-w said: I'm wondering if SpaceX Crew Dragon will have to bring them back. I’m thinking it’s much more likely to be a Soyuz for the return journey….
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