Boeing has suspended the launch of its first ever spacecraft. The crew of two NASA astronauts were already strapped in ahead of their journey to the International Space Station, but takeoff was halted with less than four minutes to go. NASA says the launch is being postponed for at least 24 hours. It’s the second time the spaceship’s launch has has been pushed back in as many months – the latest in a series of delays that have plagued Boeing’s space program. NASA retired its shuttles in 2011 and is now partnering with private companies like Boeing and SpaceX on its space missions.
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were due to blast off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS), aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. When launched, it will be the first-ever crewed launch on an Atlas V.
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