Finally Happened! NASA To Launch Big Dragon Mission while Giving Up On Boeing Starliner...

the world doesn't need another capsule Elon musk's statement is proving to be true despite setbacks SpaceX has rebounded impressively continuing to create Miracles with upcoming crew missions in stark contrast the disappointing Starliner has not only failed to return but its future seems increasingly uncertain now is the time for Starliner to repay everything to the American people meanwhile Ula has taken a new step with their Workhorse rocket the atlas 5 however a bleak future might be in store for them let's find out more in today's episode of great SpaceX the recent Return of the Falcon 9 after a two-week Hiatus has reignited optimism within the Aerospace industry of the United States Building on this momentum we now look forward to the upcoming crude missions this reliable rocket will carry following the success uccessful crew a mission in March SpaceX is preparing for its next mission under NASA's commercial crew program crew 9 NASA has officially set the launch date for this Mission as August 18th just a few weeks away are you ready however this schedule is contingent upon several critical factors firstly SpaceX must conduct a test fire of the upper stage used in the mission to ensure its reliability additionally the timing depends on the departure of Boeing CST 100 Starliner spacecraft which is currently docked at the station for the crew flight test mission for NASA to facilitate a direct Handover where crew 9 arrives before Crew 8 departs Starliner must vacate its docking port despite these dependencies I am confident that any potential issues will be resolved and the schedule will proceed as planned so let's prepare for this exciting Mission crew 9 is slated to launch from lc39 a the spacecraft assigned to this Mission will be Freedom which has already demonstrated its capabilities on three previous missions crew 4 axium 2 and Axiom 3 currently the crew 9 Mission includes three NASA astronauts Zena Cardman Nick Haag and Stephanie Wilson and one Ross Cosmos astronaut Alexander goranov the crew is fully prepared for the mission Nick ha expressed his confidence stating I'm extremely confident in the team and the approach they've taken I'm excited to strap onto the rocket when the team decides It's Time to Go Crew 9 marks spacex's ninth dragon mission under the commercial crew program or CCP contract and their 10th NASA Mission overall including the demonstration Mission factoring in private missions it'll be the 14th mission for the dragon spacecraft with the completion of crew 9 SpaceX will only have five missions remaining under NASA's current contract showcasing significant progress and a strong track record these accomplish man highlight spacex's superiority over its competitor Boeing's Starliner the Starliner spacecraft has yet to complete its test mission despite numerous delays for testing and problem evaluation NASA and Boeing have not confirmed an official return date since Starliner docked with the ISS the mission has extended Beyond 50 days far exceeding the original plan of 8 to 10 concerns have Arisen as the Starliner battery system is designed to operate in space for approximately 45 days although NASA and Boeing assert that the mission could last up to 90 days the prospect of a timely return seems increasingly uncertain when hearing reasons such as spending time to test and check for problems it feels like NASA and Boeing are just making excuses for their inability to handle the issues with the current Starliner however even if we temporarily accept these explanations the question remains are they confident that these incidents won't recur on the next flight while that question remains unanswered a recent update from NASA and Boeing appears to contradict their previous statements the Starliner 1 Mission which has been cited as a reason for the current delay will itself be delayed originally scheduled for early 2025 the mission will now be pushed back to August of 2025 due to the ongoing issues with the CFT Mission Yes you heard that correct August of 2025 this is half a year later than initially expected meaning it'll be more than a year from now until the next Starliner mission is set to launch if there are no further delays that is also I'd like to take the time to congratulate those who correctly answered the question I posed in the previous episode will crew 10 or starlander 1 launch first the answer is now clear crew 10 will launch first likely around February following the crew 9 mission in addition to the previously mentioned reasons the delay of the Starliner 1 mission is also due to another embarrassing reason according to Steve Stitch NASA's commercial crew program manager the Starliner One mission will be double booked with crew 11 this Arrangement might be to safeguard against any additional delays with Starliner the crew 11 Mission has not yet set a specific launch date or crew members but it is expected to launch in the second half of the Year similar to the upcoming crew 9 this indicates that NASA and Boeing lack confidence in their current efforts to resolve starliners problems if they are are hesitant then why are they wasting so much time this delay could cause chaos on the ISS impacting other missions like the upcoming crew 9 don't forget to like share and subscribe to the channel to stay updated on spacex's development Journey indeed the postponement of the current Mission and the subsequent one is yet another major embarrassment for Boeing and their $4.5 billion spacecraft these delays will disrupt future schedule since the first mission's schedule has been pushed back to the second half of 2025 the subsequent years for starer will be extremely busy following Starliner 1 Boeing will have to launch five more missions before the ISS is retired around 2030 One mission a year may not sound too difficult but that's only true if Starliner 1 actually launches in 2025 given the current situation Starliner is facing numerous challenges making this task increasingly difficult if they can't meet these deadlines or face further delays they may have to conduct two missions in one year which seems nearly impossible with Boeing's current capabilities without even thinking twice given what they're showing I believe Starliner doesn't deserve crew launch certification even if it completes the CFT Mission flying on such an unreliable vehicle into space who would even dare to do such a thing it's time for boing to give everything back to NASA and the American people that's the 45 billion US they received that's the expectations everyone placed on them that's the time they wasted but still can't even achieve a simple success in any case perhaps NASA should consider cancelling this project they've done so with many recent missions like Viper and Chandra cancel this black hole and allocate the resources to SpaceX everything would be faster cheaper more efficient and more reliable comment leave it to dragon in the comment section down below if you agree next let's move on to another Launchpad in Florida slc41 where Ula just launched an atlas 5 rocket specifically the rocket lifted off at 6:45 a.m. eastern daylight savings time from slc41 to launch the ussf 51 Mission a classified National Security space launch mission the mission was confirmed to have no issues during the countdown and fueling the launch also went smoothly with Ula later confirming payload fairing jettison is confirmed Med by Atlas 5 from the edge of space to expose the spacecraft after Ascent through the atmosphere Jim horn senior material leader for launch execution Delta part of the space Force's space systems command or SSC said the space force Atlas 5 team has an amazing record of serving our national security space lift needs we have always worked extremely well with this team and this Mission our last launch with the atlas 5 is looking great Walt Lauderdale Mission director for us ssf 51 added the atlas 5 launch system has been the stalwart for National Security launches for the past 20 years this Mission together with all those proceeding demonstrates the atlas 5 integrated government SL industry team's commitment to safely deliver critical assets to space this Mission marked ula's 100th National Security Mission and the last nssl launch on an atlas 5 rocket that's a significant achievement for a rocket that has been a a longtime symbol of the Aerospace industry however this marks the beginning of a gloomy future the atlas 5 has 15 more missions before it retires all of which have been assigned to missions like Starliner vasad 3 and Kyper that means future National Security launch missions will be conducted by Vulcan however this new rocket has not successfully launched since its January Mission even with the support of Atlas 5 or previously the Delta 4 heavy Ula is losing ground to SpaceX now without Atlas 5 Ula faces a bleak future the backlog of phase 2 nssl missions is still significant the ussf 51 Mission initially assigned to Ula in 2022 had to be transferred to Atlas 5 due to Vulcan delays while struggling to complete Phase 2 Ula will face A new challenge in phase three of the contract with SpaceX and blue origin given current capabilities the launch rate for phase 3 May largely fall to SpaceX officially marking ula's failure in their primary Market this would be indeed a sad future for Ula but let's wait and see what happens for now let's express our gratitude to Atlas 5 for its contributions to the US Aerospace industry over the years from all of us here at Great SpaceX we thank you so much for your service well folks that's about it for today's episode thank you so much for tuning in and as always this has been Kevin from great SpaceX until next time keep looking up