How corrosive valves may have delayed the launch of Boeing’s Starliner

The Verge

By Loren Grush@lorengrush Oct 19, 2021, 5:09pm EDT

Boeing says it is narrowing down the source of the issue that delayed the launch of its new Starliner spacecraft this summer, blaming the problem on excess water and humidity causing the vehicle’s valves to stick ahead of the flight. The company plans to extensively study the problematic valves over the months ahead and implement design changes, with the hope of launching Starliner again in mid-2022.

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