Update: May 7, 7:10 a.m. Update: May 6, 6:46 p.m.
ET: No launch tonight.
Anoxygen relief valve in the upper stage centauris the culprit.
Boeing’s Starliner being mounted on top of the Atlas V rocket in preparation for the Crew Flight Test.Photo: United Launch Alliance
Atlas V is an exceptionally reliable rocket, so a scrub for a technical reason comes as a surprise.
No word yet on when ULA will re-attempt a launch, but well keep you posted.
Boeing Starliner spacecraft is set for launch on Monday at 10:34 p.m.
ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The launch coverage will begin at 6:30 p.m. NASAs other commercial partner, SpaceX, just launched its eighth crew to the space station.
Starliner miscalculated its location in space due to a glitch sparked by a faulty mission elapsed timer.
But OFT-2 suffered a few hiccups, including thefailure of a thruster used for orbital maneuvering.
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