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Boeing announced that it has to send its troubled CST-100 Starliner capsule to a factory for repairs, delaying an unmanned test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for several months.

Boeing says teams have worked “around the clock” to fix nine of the 13 broken oxidizer valves but four of them remain stuck in the closed position.

Boeing is returning the CST-100 Starliner to the factory after closed valves delayed its Aug. 3 launch.

NASA and Boeing have decided to postpone the launch of the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission due to a technical snag in the CST-100 Starliner propulsion system.

Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test requires “deeper-level troubleshooting” on its propulsion system.

Boeing is returning the CST-100 Starliner to the factory after closed valves delayed its August 3 launch.

Big day today for the Boeing Starliner, or should we say for all fans of space exploration efforts: the American space agency and the company that makes the spacecraft are scheduled to give the world an update on the fate of the failed mission from not long ago.

TBD: Boeing, NASA determining next launch attempt for Starliner spacecraft Teams still investigating cause of issue with spacecraft service module Updated:  August 3, 2021 8:43 pm A Boeing CST-100 Starliner atop a ULA Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral. (Image: NASA) (WKMG 2021) MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – Teams at NASA and Boeing are working to determine when they will try again to launch the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft from Florida’s coast after a technical issue ca...

Flight Readiness Review gives green light for Starliner OFT-2 July 22, 2021 NASA and Boeing have finished the agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. OFT-2 will demonstrate the changes made to the Starliner spacecraft following the first OFT mission, which was conducted in December 2019. Flight Readiness Review OFT-2 is the third flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner, following the pad abort test and the first OFT mis...

First Air Force takes command of Det 3 rescuers as part of new Space Command mission Photo By MICHAEL DOUGHERTY | First Air Force, the named air component to U.S. Space Command, assumed command of...... read moreread more Photo By MICHAEL DOUGHERTY | First Air Force, the named air component to U.S. Space Command, assumed command of Detachment 3, Space Launch Delta 45 (formerly the 45th Space Wing) ...