Starliner flight to ISS was postponed due to the incident with the module "Science"

NASA decided to postpone the second test unmanned flight to the ISS of the new Boeing Starliner spacecraft.

which was scheduled for July 30th.This would have been the spacecraft's first flight since a failed launch in 2019. The delay is due to the unexpected spontaneous firing of the rocket engines of the Russian Nauka module, which had recently docked with the ISS.

Atlas 5 launch vehicle along with spacethe Starliner ship has already been removed from the launch pad. This is an enforcement measure because experts must ensure that the International Space Station can accommodate the new spacecraft. The next launch date has not been announced, but it will not happen until August 3rd.

During a press conference about the incidentwith the Russian science module, it was announced that the Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft, now docked with the ISS, was ready for emergency evacuation, and the SpaceX team did a phenomenal job in preparing for a possible rescue mission.

A NASA spokesman added that afterThere is no preliminary analysis of damage on the ISS. A special commission with structural loading experts was created to conduct a comprehensive analysis and study of all data so that the true condition of the International Space Station could be assessed.

In total, over the 20-year history of the ISS, four such cases of spontaneous launch of rocket engines have been recorded.

Source: space

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