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

Boeing tweeted on Friday that the spacecraft will return to the factory for "deeper-level troubleshooting" on its four propulsion system valves.

Boeing was supposed to be riding high on the success of its long-delayed Starliner spacecraft right now, but the launch ...

Boeing Starliner launch to space station on extended hold after valve problem By William Harwood August 3, 2021 / 10:15 PM / CBS News The launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, a critical stepping stone before astronaut ferry flights can begin, was scrubbed Tuesday because of suspect valves in the capsule's propulsion system. After troubleshooting, mission managers decided to haul the spacecraft, perched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, off the launch pad and back to a processing fa...

Boeing Co scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station on Tuesday due to a system glitch, a fresh setback for the US aerospace company following the vehicle's botched 2019 debut. Boeing engineers ruled out "a number of potential causes, including software," but were still working to understand the source of "unexpected valve position indications" in the propulsion system, Boeing said in a statement Tuesday evening. "Additional time is needed to complete the assessment," Boeing said, adding that it would also not proceed with the next potential launch window ...