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Old 7th May 2024, 06:29
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Flight scrubbed, due a valve problem on the launch vehicle not a capsule issue, next attempt NET Friday.

Space.com:

”It will take a few days to work through the valve issue that scrubbed the first astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule.

A test mission to the International Space Station called Crew Flight Test (CFT).CFT was supposed to launch on Monday night (May 6).

That attempt was called off about two hours before the planned liftoff, however, due to an issue with a pressure regulation valve on the liquid oxygen tank in the upper stage of Starliner's rocket ride, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V.

Early on Tuesday morning (May 7), NASA announced that launch teams need more time to troubleshoot the issue. The earliest that CFT could launch is now Friday night (May 10), at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT on May 11).”
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