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Last Notes npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna This week's space news: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna ICYMI: I am sending out a space newsletter outlining big space news for the week on Tuesdays, in addition to my more in-depth examinations every Friday! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna What will happen in space policy over the next four years? It's clear there will be some drastic changes, and it's hard to say for sure how things will be different. But here's what I can glean based on past behavior and this first week of speeches, orders, announcements, and personnel moves: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna For the last decade, the ESA’s GAIA spacecraft has been making the most detailed map ever of the Milky Way. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Yes!! This is happening today! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @nprofile…he2d haha yes!!! One of my favorite places to be, it’s so much fun npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Will Mars Sample Return *ever* happen? That's the question I tackle in my latest newsletter. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna NASA made a big announcement about Mars Sample Return, their ambitious program to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth. The press conference left me with....a lot of questions. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Here's the newsletter version of what's going on with Orion's heat shield, and what we learned from NASA, if you've been waiting for that: https://www.adastraspace.com/p/artemis-ii-orion-heat-shield-root-cause npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna NASA finally disclosed with the problem is with Orion's heat shield. And they're not fixing it before Artemis II. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna NASA announced a delay to Artemis II and III today. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna It looks like billionaire Jared Isaacman will be the next NASA administrator. Wondering what he might do as the head of the agency? I have some thoughts based on his past comments: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna We may finally know why the Arecibo Telescope collapsed. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna You probably read about Voyager 1’s impressive switch to a transmitter that hasn’t been used since 1981. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna In September 2026, NASA is planning on landing the first astronauts on the moon in 50+ years as part of the Artemis program. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna If you’ve watched the video of SpaceX's mid-air booster catch from their test flight Sunday, you may have questions. I have answers to/analysis about: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Boeing Starliner touched down successfully at 10:01 PM MT/12:01 AM ET at White Sands, closing out a troubled and complicated mission. The future of the Starliner program is unclear; it remains to be seen whether Boeing will need to do a second crewed flight test. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Looks like Boeing Starliner is scheduled to undock Friday, September 6 at 6:04 ET. https://blogs.nasa.gov/boeing-crew-flight-test/2024/08/29/nasa-boeing-teams-go-for-starliner-uncrewed-return/ npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Want to read about the riskiness of Polaris Dawn instead of watchign a video? I have that here: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Why didn't NASA make Boeing and SpaceX suits cross-compatible? Here's the newsletter version with all you need to know: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna NASA still hasn't decided on how Boeing Starliner astronauts will return. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna If you want to read about what exactly Perseverance found on Mars, but video isn’t your thing — newsletter is out now!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1wu5…qx7r Congratulations! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick took a two-minute time lapse of the aurora from the ISS, and the video is stunning. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna HAHA this absolutely happened. Press conference tomorrow at 12:30 pm ET. I don’t think there will be any definitive information but NASA is going to get hammered. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Leaving in a few minutes to pick up my kid from camp, very excited for NASA to announce a Starliner press conference for tomorrow for the 40 minutes today I’m not at my desk because that is ABSOLUTELY what always happens. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna I have a full summary of what's been going on with Boeing Starliner, the rumors about a SpaceX Crew Dragon rescue, and what could be going on behind the scenes at NASA. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna A Cygnus resupply spacecraft launched oday, but it’s looking like there’s an issue. Launch went great, but there was some sort of leak before launch they were working and now it looks as though Cygnus hasn’t performed two engine burns successfully. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub16y6…0u3j their years of experience building reliable safe aircraft maybe? 🫠🫠🫠 npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1jkp…7jxu Well, so NASA’s Orion capsule can absolutely maneuver and dock with the ISS but I don’t know that they’d build capsules just for ISS crew switches…so the likely answer is none. It’ll be just SpaceX. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1jkp…7jxu they’d come home on a SpaceX crew Dragon npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1nwz…ppp9 yes, as I explain at length in my video. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Gotta love Boeing. Posting this on a Friday night absolutely screams confidence, Boeing. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Here's the newsletter if you prefer that! (and yes there's an RSS feed -- scroll to the bottom, you'll find the link) npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna It’s looking increasingly likely that Boeing Starliner astronauts will come home on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. If that happens, that’ll be the end of the Starliner program. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna NASA will retire the ISS at the end of the decade. It will be brought down and laid to rest in the ocean. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna I didn't intend to tackle this huge subject this week, but I started writing...and couldn't stop!! This week's issue of Ad Astra (video + newsletter) will be all about the ISS deorbit -- why we can't leave it up there as a museum, why we can't bring it down and save some large pieces, why we can't repurpose it, as well as how the deorbit will happen. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Geomagnetic storm watch has been extended through August 1! We've got some massive CMEs headed towards us, let's hope for a good aurora show tonight/tomorrow night!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1dfn…52v4 Thank you! Everything was great -- I was off work to spend (fun) time with family and friends!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1e0s…n6zr Thanks!!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna (Also hello everyone, I've been off work for like the past three weeks and it's not fun being back at my desk on a Monday, woof) npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Deep Space Network is talking to BOTH Voyager spacecraft right now! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna JWST's second anniversary image is here! This is a distorted spiral galaxy at the center and an elliptical galaxy to the left of it. They're called the Penguin and the Egg. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1uw8…88kr Of course!!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub18sv…w89y YEP. Absolutely correct. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna SpaceX is having a trash issue: Specifically, multiple pieces of debris have landed across North American as a result of Crew Dragon re-entries. No one's been hurt, but it's a serious issue. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna I may be taking a week or two of a break from videos/posting!! We are having an HVAC issue and I have no a/c in my studio in 100 degree F heat. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna just for funsies, FYI, the trunk of Dragon is what's been showing up in NC/Canada and not burning up in the atmosphere (story coming on that soon from me hopefully) 🙃 npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna On the press conference today, Bill Spetch confirms that the vehicle for the ISS de-orbit will be of Dragon "heritage" design. There will be modifications to the trunk). npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna There is audible frustration with the "astronauts are stranded" stories, but also an acknowledgment that they haven't been communicative enough with the press and are therefore partially to blame for people trying to put the pieces together on their own npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1rrm…q6jr Update: This is indeed a moot point now. They addressed this in detail at the press conference today! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Mark Nappi, Boeing: “We don't understand these issues enough to fix them permanently," re: the helium leak and thruster failures, which is why they're taking this extra time #space #spaceflight #boeing #starliner #nasa npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna “We're currently targeting the end of July for the next EVA." npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna They will not set a return date for Starliner until they complete the testing. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Thruster failure update: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Helium leak update: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna “There are no new issues to report today…the vehicle at Station is in good shape. I want to make it clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space." npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub106z…kgh7 That's the thing!! If it messes this up, what happens when I ask it about quantum mechanics npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna (To be clear, I know the launch date of the Hubble Space Telescope, I just was testing this thing out and clearly it did not pass muster) npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna This AI has been recommended to me by multiple people as a research shortcut. This was the result the first time I used it. I think I'll stick with my own research, thanks. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna SUPER interesting. They're going to get hammered at this press conference today (which I will for sure be calling into) because everyone has maintained no one is worried about the spacecraft's ability to safely return the astronauts (and those I have talked to privately have said there shouldn't really be a concern either). But…then why this long of a delay? npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna NASA announced today that SpaceX was selected to develop the vehicle that will de-orbit the ISS in 2030. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1a0s…36q7 I’ve done in depth stories on Orion’s heat shield, thanks! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Boeing Starliner’s return was delayed again. It will not happen before July 2. There’s no reason to think the vehicle won’t be able to bring crew home but…this is just getting more and more embarrassing for Boeing. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna New Boeing Starliner undocking targeted for Wednesday June 26 npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna THIS PHOTO 😭 npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna The U.S. and India will partner on the first NASA-ISRO joint effort between astronauts at the ISS. No real details, but this is something I will be keeping my eye on! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna GUESS WHO IS SENDING BACK DATA FROM ALL FOUR OF ITS OPERATIONAL SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS?? npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1hvh…ph3x envisioning otters in space and i'm here for it npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Took a week off, now it's time to catch up on everything I missed. Boeing Starliner's return to Earth was delayed, I think because of more helium leaks. Will read up on that and everything else from last week! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1gqn…kjud I’ve heard similar things from people I have spoken to who are or were at SpaceX. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1gqn…kjud without clicking, let me guess: gwynne shotwell? npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Confirmation of capture with the ISS. Starliner has docked! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Docking happening now. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1zvm…0vtv I definitely make mistakes, especially when I'm live posting one thing while working on another (thanks Starliner and Starship. It's normal! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna I was posting yesterday about my frustration about people “correcting” me on here when what I said wasn't incorrect. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Starliner go for docking with the ISS. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Starliner is currently having issues with two of its four RCS thrusters. It’s holding 200 m from the ISS while they troubleshoot. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Reminder: We’re not done with space stuff today. Starliner docking with the ISS is scheduled for 12:15 pm ET. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1uqn…2v0w It's a great demonstration of how resilient the spacecraft is. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1u5l…8d8e I was totally Team Flap, I can't believe it survived npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1exd…zltk This is not a NASA mission, they don't cover non-NASA missions npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Starship hit the water, mostly intact, I think the flap made it, and landing burn initated successfully. Wow. It looked like a soft landing. I’m…shocked. I was very prepared to call this flight a failure, or a mixed success. I need to go back through the data, but...I think this was definitely a success. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Landing burn started!!!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Starting to see re-entry heat on Starship. AMAZING view. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Feed's back!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Update: We've lost video signal during Starship's coast phase. Apparently they have it internally at SpaceX but it's not broadcasting externally. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Successful controlled splashdown of the Super Heavy booster!! That is a HUGE accomplishment. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna A note about SpaceX: The CEO has so many issues, and I find him distasteful to say the least, but when I am evaluating the company's successes and failures, I'm doing it from the place of a space journalist with a lot of knowledge about the industry. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna T-5 minutes npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna We’re less than 30 minutes from the launch time of Starship (7:50 am CT/1250 UTC) and the livestream has started: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1vex…0ahz Unfortunately no! That one's tomorrow morning! (I badly need a nap) npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna This morning, Boeing Starliner successfully launched to the ISS for its crewed flight test. Here's an overview of what happened, what the implications for this flight are, and what's next: npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna @npub1zvm…0vtv Cape Canaveral, FL npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna LIFTOFF of Boeing Starliner’s crewed test flight to the International Space Station!! npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna TWO MINUTES TO LAUNCH COME ON STARLINER npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Launch systems Go/No go poll about to happen. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna We’re now 20 minutes from launch, the pad team has cleared the pad. Readiness poll for terminal count coming up. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna OKAY EVERYONE, we are about an hour from launch of Boeing Starliner CFT. Everything is going well so far, weather is 90% go. npub1yl0y9my6e4agvckz6sav7e7e4ln5870a8ntwldvg0sxjh0h7s8ls4nr3a9 Swapna Krishna Hatch closure complete
