BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Update:
The Boeing Starliner launch was scrubbed Monday night.
Officials are deeming the vehicle is not able to launch.
This was due to an oxygen relief valve issue.
United Launch Alliance said it would help get the astronauts out of Starliner so they could return to the Crew Quarters.
After the pad is clear, the ULA launch team will secure the Atlas V rocket.
In a news conference, Boeing, NASA, and ULA officials said the Starliner launch is postponed and it would take several days to repair.
ULA Launch Director Tom Heter III has made the decision to the launch team that launch operations will not continue tonight for #AtlasV and #Starliner.https://t.co/yCCjHu9R5K
— ULA (@ulalaunch) May 7, 2024
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Crews are set for the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft Monday evening.
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The countdown is on for the milestone test launch of the new crew capsule.
The mission will send two veteran NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
Read: Boeing’s Starliner flight test: Meet the astronauts
From the pad and into space and back! 🚀💫
— NASA's Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) May 6, 2024
This is the first flight of the NASA Boeing Starliner spacecraft. We are ready to fly the NASA Boeing Crew Flight Test!!
Liftoff is targeted for 10:34pm ET with live coverage starting at 6:30pm ET. pic.twitter.com/pegZtpdLwV
A United Launch Alliance rocket will be used to launch Starliner from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
A successful flight test will bring NASA closer to certifying the Starliner for future crew rotation missions to the Space Station.
“We’ve been striving to have two independent space transportation systems,” said Steve Stitch, a manager with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. “That’s been our goal from commercial crew’s inception, and we’re very close to reaching that goal.”
Reigniting Atlas' legacy of launching humans to space, ULA is using an #AtlasV rocket to launch the Crew Flight Test. Check out how the Atlas V rocket was stacked ahead of next week's launch #Starliner #CFT
— ULA (@ulalaunch) April 30, 2024
Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/9lthxHUAYT pic.twitter.com/Ow8Ionny1m
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The launch is currently set for 10:34 p.m. Click here to stream it live.
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