Two NASA astronauts were strapped in the company's Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Last-minute computer trouble nixed today's launch attempt for Boeing's first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years.astronauts were strapped in the company's Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds by the computer system that controls the final minutes before liftoff.
Technicians raced to the pad to help astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams out of the capsule atop the fully fueled Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Within an hour of the launch abort, the hatch was reopened. Bruno said one of the three redundant computers located near the rocket at the pad was sluggish. All three must work properly to proceed with a launch, he said.NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams leave the operations and checkout building.
It was the second launch attempt. The first try on May 6 was delayed for leak checks and rocket repairs.The launch was scrubbed on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Cape Canaveral.
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