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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and its Atlas V rocket roll off the launch pad and toward an assembly facility on May 8, 2024.today , heading to an assembly building at the site so scientists can replace a misbehaving valve in the launcher's upper stage.Teams from @ulalaunch have returned the #Starliner and Atlas V rocket to its integration facility to replace a valve on the rocket’s upper stage. @NASA’s @BoeingSpace Crew Flight Test is targeted to launch no earlier than 6:16pm ET May 17.
If CFT does indeed launch on May 17, it will happen at 6:16 p.m. EDT . Whenever the mission indeed lifts off, you can watch the action live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!'I'm sure we'll find things out': NASA astronauts fly to launch site for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner mission to ISS on May 6 to the ISS for a roughly eight-day stay.
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