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Boeing Starliner Faces Longer Launch Delay Due to Valve Snag
- Nine of 13 valves now working after problem scrubbed mission
- Launch window won’t affect pace of work, Boeing says
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at Space Launch Complex 41 on Aug. 2.
Photographer: NASA/Getty Images
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Boeing Co. faces a potentially lengthy delay of months for the second test flight of its Starliner capsule as the company tries to sort out a glitchy valve problem and confronts a busy schedule in coming months at the International Space Station.
The company said Thursday that it’s gotten nine of 13 valves working normally but had no update on when the Starliner could be ready for a launch or any dates it might be targeting.