Boeing Starliner launch, carrying Indian-origin Sunita Williams, called off due to rocket glitch

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Two NASA astronauts will hitch a ride to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Boeing capsule Monday night, a critical test for the embattled aerospace giant as it launches humans into space for the first time.
Newsweek
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Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were strapped in their seats preparing for liftoff when the call for a "scrub" came, in order to give engineers time to investigate unusual readings from an oxygen relief valve on the second stage of the rocket.
Gulf News
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After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner spaceship which was poised for launch on Monday night as part of a first crewed test flight to orbit, was delayed yet again.
Deutsche Welle
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The historic first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule was delayed until Friday hours before launch due to a technical problem with the rocket meant to carry the craft to orbit.
Irish Times

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