It is the latest delay for Boeing's Starliner after the project was delayed for years because of problems with the capsule. It was due to launch on top of an Atlas V rocket which would have sent astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams on their way to the International Space Station.
Boeing has called off its first-ever astronaut launch at the final moment after discovering a valve problem in the Atlas V rocket. The two
said the launch will take place no earlier than Friday. Mr Bruno said similar valve issues had occurred in previous years on other Atlas rockets launching satellites and these were resolved by turning the valves off and back on. But the company has stricter flight rules for astronaut flights, prohibiting valve recycling when a crew is on board. 'And so we stayed with the rules and the procedures, and scrubbed as a result,' Mr Bruno said at a news conference.
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