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Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner's first crewed flight will be delayed for over a week to replace a faulty valve in its Atlas 5 launch rocket.

Launch controllers scrubbed the first attempt to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight May 6 because of a valve problem with the rocket.

The upcoming launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will not only be the first time the spacecraft has transported astronauts but also the inaugural manned launch of the Atlas 5, a vehicle nearing its retirement.

Even a successful crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle could create a temporary hiccup in plans to exchange seats between commercial crew vehicles and Soyuz spacecraft going to the International Space Station.

The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is a step closer to launch after completing a major pre-launch review on April 25.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is now installed on the Atlas 5 rocket that will launch the spacecraft on a crewed test flight to the International Space Station next month.

NASA and Boeing are working towards the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in early May, which is the final milestone before the vehicle is approved for regular flights to the International Space Station.

The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has slipped from late April to early May because of International Space Station schedule conflicts and not due to any issues with the spacecraft itself.