World News | Boeing's First Astronaut Launch is off Until Late Next Week to Replace a Bad Rocket Valve
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Cape Canaveral (Florida), May 8 (AP) Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week because of a bad valve in the rocket that needs to be replaced.
The countdown was halted Monday night after a pressure-relief valve in the Atlas V rocket's upper stage opened and closed so quickly and so many times that it created a loud buzz. Engineers for United Launch Alliance determined Tuesday that the valve has exceeded its design limit and must now be removed, pushing liftoff to no earlier than May 17.
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The NASA astronauts assigned to the Starliner capsule's test flight to the International Space Station — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — will remain at Cape Canaveral.
Starliner's first crew flight already is years behind schedule because of a multitude of capsule problems. (AP)
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