A technical issue unrelated to Boeing's spacecraft forced a delay earlier this week.
Share on linkedin Boeing 's Starliner atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 5. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Imagesto the International Space Station now aims to launch next week.A successful mission is crucial for Starliner to be certified as an operational crew system by NASA and for Boeing to begin competing with SpaceX in shuttling people to the space station.
The technical issue pertained to a malfunctioning valve on the United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket meant to power the Starliner into space. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were already aboard the Starliner when the mission was called off around roughly two hours before launch.Starliner's first crewed flight has been delayed for years from from technical problems that required Boeing to rework aspects of the craft and conduct additional uncrewed test flights.Share on facebook Share on email
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