Due to a technical issue, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft’s first manned release to the International Space Station was postponed once more, according to the company.
The second effort may be May 21 at the earliest.
Two astronauts were already strapped in and ready to fly when the high-risk mission was called off next week.
The Atlas V rocket’s gate, which regulates the water oxygen pressure, was malfunctioning, according to technicians.
A new release time of May 17 was established for the valve replacement.
A little gas hole in a Starliner component known as the service module, which houses the spacecraft’s controls and operating tools, has since become a problem.
Professionals need to carry out checks as they try to fix the difficulty, Boeing said in a statement.
In aircraft thruster systems, hydrogen is not flammable or toxic, according to Boeing.
Liftoff from Florida is now scheduled for 4: 43 pm ( 2043 GMT ) on May 21.
As the teams work to correct this new problem, pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have both returned to Houston, according to Boeing, and they will also be heading to Florida in the coming days.
The Boeing commercial aviation arm of the century-old aerospace titan has been a victim of a safety crisis, which has caused the mission to have years of delays now.
In order to approve a second professional vehicle to transport personnel to the International Space Station, NASA is relying on Starliner’s victory.
After the Space Shuttle programme was over, SpaceX’s SpaceX successfully completed the achievement with its Dragon spacecraft in 2020, putting an end to a nearly ten-year reliance on Russian rockets.
