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Launch of Boeing Starliner carrying Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams postponed

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 7 May 2024
ULA launch director Tom Heter III on Tuesday announced that the launch of Atlas V and Starliner which was scheduled for today, have been postponed. Nasa in a post on X (formerly Twitter) also confirmed the postponement of the launch. Indian-origin astronaut Captain Sunita Williams and her colleague, veteran Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore, were part of the mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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