{"id":12762,"date":"2019-12-19T23:26:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T15:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-for-starliner-test-flight\/"},"modified":"2019-12-19T23:26:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T15:26:44","slug":"photos-atlas-5-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-for-starliner-test-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-for-starliner-test-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 rolls out to launch pad for Starliner test flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United Launch Alliance\u2019s Atlas 5 rocket, modified for crewed launches, rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility Wednesday for the 1,800-foot trek to pad 41 in preparation for liftoff with Boeing\u2019s Starliner crew capsule on an unpiloted mission to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>The 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) Atlas 5 rocket began its journey atop a mobile launch platform around 9:30 a.m. EST (1430 GMT) Wednesday. Riding rail tracks, the launch platform arrived in place at pad 41, and a crew access arm swung into position next to the Starliner capsule\u2019s side hatch.<\/p>\n<p>Ground crews began preparations to connect the launch platform to the pad\u2019s propellant and electrical systems. The launch countdown for the Starliner Orbital Flight Test is scheduled to begin Thursday night ahead of a planned liftoff at 6:36:43 a.m. EST (1136:43 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>Read our story previewing the launch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42450\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42450\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371621_7e626cde6c_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371621_7e626cde6c_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371621_7e626cde6c_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42451\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42451\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239587302_d36b999290_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239587302_d36b999290_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239587302_d36b999290_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42437\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42437\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371026_fdbcf0e28c_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371026_fdbcf0e28c_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371026_fdbcf0e28c_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371026_fdbcf0e28c_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239371026_fdbcf0e28c_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42452\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42452\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239369806_02266c1063_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239369806_02266c1063_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239369806_02266c1063_k-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239369806_02266c1063_k-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239369806_02266c1063_k-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42453\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42453\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239586927_3ff43bf1ef_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239586927_3ff43bf1ef_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239586927_3ff43bf1ef_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239586927_3ff43bf1ef_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239586927_3ff43bf1ef_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42455\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42455\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239370161_115a79a17b_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239370161_115a79a17b_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239370161_115a79a17b_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42457\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42457\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239744452_7a14d9ba5b_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239744452_7a14d9ba5b_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239744452_7a14d9ba5b_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239744452_7a14d9ba5b_k-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239744452_7a14d9ba5b_k-678x453.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42458\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42458\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047908_d8f6ccfa22_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047908_d8f6ccfa22_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047908_d8f6ccfa22_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42459\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42459\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239743942_51cf46d484_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239743942_51cf46d484_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239743942_51cf46d484_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42460\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42460\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047648_64fbdec702_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047648_64fbdec702_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047648_64fbdec702_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047648_64fbdec702_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/49239047648_64fbdec702_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Launch Alliance\u2019s Atlas 5 rocket, modified for crewed launches, rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility Wednesday for the 1,800-foot trek to pad 41 in preparation for liftoff with Boeing\u2019s Starliner crew capsule on an unpiloted mission to the International Space Station. The 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) Atlas 5 rocket began its journey atop a mobile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[724,2181,670,524,291,1708,1565,2111],"class_list":["post-12762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-atlas-5","tag-av-080","tag-boeing","tag-commercial-crew","tag-commercial-space","tag-complex-41","tag-cst-100","tag-cst-100-starliner-orbital-flight-test"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}