Boeing's recent string of incidents keeps growing ...
'cause the company was set to send astronauts into space -- before canceling the launch with just minutes to go. The Boeing Starliner -- a spacecraft heading to the International Space Station -- aimed to launch at 12:25 PM ET Saturday, but with 3:50 left on the clock, they called off the whole mission ..
. and, the disappointing moment's caught on video. UPDATE: Steve Sitch, program manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, says during a press conference that "a problem with the ground launch sequencer" is to blame for today's postponed Boeing Starliner launch.
pic.twitter.com/4VNmtgsgei Check out the clip .
.. everything's primed and ready to go when someone on comms mentions some issue flight control picked up on.
There's some waiting around for a bit before the whole thing's called off. Program Manager Steve Stich described the issue as a "problem with the ground launch sequencer" in the post-scrub press conference ..
. though a physical investigation of the craft needs to take place before they can say anything definitive. Of course, everyone's followed Boeing's woes this year .
.. with videos of multiple planes experiencing extreme turbulence , losing parts and even catching fire making the rounds on social media.
That said, space travel's a whole different ballgame, and even the smallest issues can halt a launch -- just ask Elon Musk and SpaceX -- so, no one should jump to any conclusions. But, it certainly isn't a gr.
