NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station was scrubbed Monday night when an oxygen relief valve malfunctioned during a preflight observation on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Centaur second stage.
NASA announced in a blog post that the mission would now be delayed until at least Friday while the valve is tested again and possibly replaced, if needed.
Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams were strapping in for the launch when they learned it was scrubbed for now.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams leave the Operations and Checkout building before heading to Space Launch Complex 41 to board Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket for a mission to the International Space Station at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on May 6, 2024. (John Raoux/AP Photo)
NASA’s blog said they returned to the astronaut’s quarters to await the resolution of the problem....
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