Launch of Boeing’s Starliner Crewed Test Flight Delayed Due to Faulty Valve, New Date Announced
Washington, D.C. – The highly anticipated crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is facing yet another setback, as NASA has announced a delay of at least a week and a half to address a faulty valve in the Atlas 5 launch vehicle. The Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, originally scheduled for May 6, was postponed due to a malfunctioning valve in the rocket’s Centaur upper stage, with the new launch date set for no earlier …