Boeing gjorde testuppskjutning till ISS 12:36 idag. Nästa år planerar man den första bemannade uppskjutningen. Man har "rymdkapplöpning" med SpaceX.
Den obemannade farkosten (med en testdocka) verkar dock ha hamnat i fel omloppsbana. Man jobbar på problemet.
Det kommersiella programmet i USA verkar stressat. På
video kunde man tidigare se hur Boeing testade fallskärmar. Det gick fint, sade man, fast bara 2 av 3 skärmar fungerade, sedan bröt man sändningen.
Citat:
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may have failed a key test by flying into the wrong orbit
PUBLISHED FRI, DEC 20 20197:36 AM ESTUPDATED MOMENTS AGO
Boeing’s spacecraft Starliner did not achieve the proper orbit it needed to reach the space station shortly after launching early Friday morning.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a tweet that flight controllers were “working the issue.”
“We are getting good burns and are elevating the orbit of the spacecraft,” Bridenstine said.
It’s unclear whether Starliner will still be able to reach the space station. NASA ended the webcast of the mission earlier than expected as Boeing attempted to find a solution.
No people are on board the capsule, as the flight was planned to be one of the final key tests before Starliner flies NASA astronauts.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/20/boei...e-station.html
