After being postponed for several years due to delays in the spacecraft’s construction, Boeing’s Starliner’s maiden crewed trip has been rescheduled.
Two hours prior to the mission’s planned launch on Monday, authorities at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) said that the decision to postpone it was reached.
The space trip has been delayed, according to NASA officials, for a safety inspection.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were reportedly inside the Starliner capsule when the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas rocket was found to have a possible oxygen relief valve problem.
The article states that there was no problem with the Starliner spacecraft built by Boeing, which is positioned atop the rocket.
The countdown was stopped when flight engineers noticed that the valve had been opening and shutting quickly in the lead-up to launch.
The flight crew is analyzing data to find out how much energy the valve uses. It also determines if it has outlived its useful life and has to be replaced, a task that ULA’s engineers claim they can do in a few days.
It was anticipated that the spacecraft would launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral and go to the International Space Station (ISS).
Boeing stated on social media that a fresh attempt at launch might happen as soon as Friday.
