ULA announces new Boeing Starliner launch date after scrub

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — We now know when Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft could lift off from our Space Coast.

▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS

ABC News confirmed the next launch attempt is targeted for no earlier than May 17 at 6:16 p.m.

United Launch Alliance managers will roll the Atlas V rocket off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

It will go back to the Vertical Integration Facility.

Crews will replace an oxygen pressure relief valve in the Centaur rocket’s upper stage.

Officials had scrubbed the crewed Starliner launch Monday night, which would’ve sent two astronauts to the International Space Station.

The test flight will be crucial for NASA to certify Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for regular missions to the ISS.

Spectators disappointed after crewed Boeing Starliner launch is scrubbed Fans were hoping to see a launch tonight on the Space Coast.

Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.