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NASA has announced a new target date for the first crewed flight of Boeing Space’s Starliner spacecraft, targeting no earlier than 6:16 p.m. ET on May 17 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch was initially scheduled for May 9 but was scrubbed due to an issue with a valve on the upper stage of ULA’s Atlas V rocket. Teams have since rolled the Starliner and Atlas V rocket to an integration facility to replace the faulty valve, and astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to quarantine. The mission aims to confirm the operability of the Starliner’s onboard systems for future crewed flights to the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have arrived at the Starliner spacecraft that will carry them to the International Space Station (ISS) in the first-ever crewed flight for the capsule. The Boeing-made Starliner will launch atop a ULA Atlas V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:34 p.m. ET. The mission marks a significant milestone in the development of the Starliner spacecraft, which has faced delays and technical challenges in the past. Wilmore and Williams will spend about a week aboard the ISS, testing the Starliner’s systems and conducting scientific research.