Indian-Origin Astronaut Sunita Williams Expected to Fly to Space on May 10

After the launch was stalled two hours before the lift off, Boeing plans to launch its Starliner’s first crewed mission on May 10.

Because of a problem with a valve on the upper stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, the lift off targeted for 10:34 pm ET (0234 UTC May 7) on Tuesday, was shelved.

“The next launch opportunity will be no earlier than Friday, May 10,” Boeing said in a statement.

“The scrub was recommended after launch control teams detected anomalous behaviour by the pressure regulation valve in the liquid oxygen tank of the Centaur upper stage of the ULA Atlas V launch vehicle,” the company said in a statement.

The first manned mission of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-origin Sunita Williams to the International Space Station.