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Mike Wall

1st astronaut launch of Boeing's Starliner delayed to May 17 to replace 'buzzing' rocket valve

A brown and white rocket stands on its launch pad just after sunset.

The first-ever crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule has been delayed an additional week, thanks to a "buzzing" valve on its rocket ride. 

That launch, which will kick off a mission known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), was originally supposed to take place Monday night (May 6) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.

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