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\n Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is seen at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station a day after its mission to the International Space Station was scrubbed because of an issue with a pressure regulation valve, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Credit: AP Photo\/John Raoux
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Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week because of a bad valve in the rocket that needs to be replaced.<\/p>\n

The countdown was halted Monday night after a pressure-relief valve in the Atlas V rocket’s upper stage opened and closed so quickly and so many times that it created a loud buzz. Engineers for United Launch Alliance determined Tuesday that the valve has exceeded its design limit and must now be removed, pushing liftoff to no earlier than May 17.<\/p>\n

The NASA astronauts assigned to the Starliner capsule’s test flight to the International Space Station\u2014Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams\u2014will remain at Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n

Starliner’s first crew flight already is years behind schedule because of a multitude of capsule problems.<\/p>\n