Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch scrubbed due to loud buzzing valve
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- May 07, 2024
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But Boeing's capsule has lagged significantly behind. Starliner's first uncrewed test flight in 2019 was scuppered by a software fault that placed it in the wrong orbit, and a second attempt was held back by issues with a fuel valve. After more reviews last year, the company had to fix issues with the capsule's parachutes and remove around a mile (1.6 kilometers) of tape that was found to be flammable.
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However, this latest setback was related to the Saturn V rocket, which TKTK and was due to take Boeing's Starliner into orbit.
"Right now we are going through all the data," Tory Bruno, CEO of the United Launch Alliance which owns the Atlas V rocket, said at a post-scrub press conference. "[There's] a fair chance we'll know tomorrow whether the valve exceeded its life or not or whether it has enough life against the qual limit that we established to do another attempt."
The earliest window for a second launch attempt opens on Friday (May 10), although NASA has yet to announce a new launch date.
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