The inaugural manned mission of the Starliner spacecraft, developed by Boeing, faced a postponement until Friday due to technical issues identified in the rocket intended to propel the capsule into orbit. The United Launch Alliance, formed in conjunction with Boeing and Lockheed Martin and responsible for the creation of the Atlas V Rocket, paused the countdown when they noticed an abnormal functionality with an upper vehicle valve, as disclosed in a live streaming event on Monday. The highly anticipated maiden crewed test flight of the space capsule has been reorganised for Friday, announced by NASA early Tuesday. The spacecraft’s initial launch carrying a team of humans, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, is on the horizon. The mission encapsulates a journey to the International Space Station and back. – Bloomberg.
