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First manned test flight of Boeing spacecraft postponed again due to technical problems

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The Boeing Starliner spacecraft was supposed to take off for the first time yesterday with astronauts on board, heading for the International Space Station. But the long-awaited launch has been postponed - the American aircraft manufacturer cites a technical problem with the Atlas V rocket as the reason. This was reported by UNN with reference to NASA's page on the X platform and the Space magazine.

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Boeing's new commercial spacecraft, the Starliner, aborted its first launch attempt late tonight (May 6) due to a problem with an "oxygen valve on the Centaur stage of the Atlas V rocket." It is not yet known how long it will take to fix the problem.

An anomaly was found on the valve of the Atlas V rocket that was supposed to launch the capsule into orbit, the launch vehicle manufacturer, ULA Group, announced.

NASA's priority is safety. Takeoff will take place "when we are ready

- said Bill Nelson, head of the US space agency.

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The Starliner was scheduled to deliver a crew of astronauts, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams, to the International Space Station. Both are former U.S. Navy test pilots and long-time veterans of the International Space Station. Their new Starliner mission is expected to spend about a week on the orbital complex.

Wilmore and Williams, if launched, will be the first crew to fly from Cape Canaveral since Apollo 7 in 1968. They will also be the first humans to fly into space aboard an Atlas rocket since Gordon Cooper, who did so on Mercury-Atlas 9 in 1963.

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