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WATCH LIVE: Crewed Starliner mission attempts takeoff from Florida’s Space Coast

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance are aiming for a Wednesday launch of the oft-delayed first crewed flight for the Starliner mission.

NASA confirmed over the weekend that the launch is scheduled for 10:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

According to a news release, the ground power supply — which scrubbed Saturday’s launch attempt — was fixed overnight and into Sunday.

“The chassis containing the faulty ground power unit was replaced and ULA confirmed all hardware is performing normally,” the release read.

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NASA officials announced on Monday that the Atlas V rocket being used in the Starliner launch is now “healthy” and ready to launch.

The U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 10% chance of weather getting in the way of Wednesday’s launch attempt.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams remain in quarantine at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Starliner has been plagued with issues. Its initial unpiloted test flight in 2019 was derailed by software problems and communications glitches. A second uncrewed test flight was generally successful, but more problems were discovered after its return to Earth, CBS reported.


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Jacob Langston, Anthony Talcott

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