Boeing Starliner launch delayed until at least Friday

Two hours before its scheduled liftoff, Boeing's Starliner capsule was forced to stand down from its attempted launch to the International Space Station Monday night. A last-minute issue with a valve on the spacecraft's rocket is to blame and NASA says it will attempt to launch the capsule again on Friday at the earliest. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.

[orrax]

boeing is sending all their whistle blowers to space lol

[frhyuhy]

Why are you blaming BOEING for a problem on a ULA rocket. It is not "What is BOEING going to do" it is what is ULA going to do.

[luanneevans]

Who in there right mind would go on this launch, boeing has such a great reputation lol.

[davehester]

Now those two astronauts are out beside falcon 9's launch pad with their thumbs out...

[-MeatsOfEvil-]

No backup valve? Would help considering they fail often.

[MaxRank]

NASA quoting crew safety is hilarious. Boeing are simply praying they remembered all the bolts.

[schloshyjea]

BUT United Launch Alliance is Lockheed Martin AND BOEING 😂

[therealmackypacky]

United Launch Alliance is partly owned by Boeing.

[Poptrepica]

To allow for the valve replacement work, the NASA-Boeing team is now targeting NET May 17 for the next launch opportunity. -Boeing Space.

[mapp]

Some of the comments on here are quite bizarre, it is a test flight after all!

[KathyKaulk]

The astronauts should act like they are in the hood if anything goes wrong. I did not see anything I don’t know anything 😂 you don’t want to end like the two whistle blowers 😂

[reamoinmcdonachadh]

Wouldn't ever trust Boeing to build a Space capsule. Or a Rocket Section.

[buckbuckner]

WHAT NATION WAS THE FIRST ON THE MOON....I FORGOT.

[djb]

Probably really found some bolts that were extra and found out they were missing

[djb]

They had another whistle blower to get onboard lol

[patrickjudd]

Boeing and Lockheed-martin built that rocket.Those are the 2 companies that run the United Launch Alliance. So yeah, Boeing DID build the rocket!

[davehester]

Starliner will be scheduled out no sooner than October....

[furorceltica]

They can't even make a safe terrestrial flight

[hoa]

Elon Musk's SpaceX came to the game much later than Boeing but it has beaten Boeing hand-down. Boeing has become stagnate and could not shoot straight. Why does NASA keep wasting tax payer's money on Boeing? NASA should have dumped it long time ago.

[terrycooper]

ULA was a merger of heritage Lockheed Martin and Boeing. ULA is it's own corporate entity now.