System glitch prompts Boeing to postpone test space flight


FILE PHOTO The Atlas V rocket carrying Boeings CST-100 Starliner capsule is seen after the launch to the International Space Station was delayed for a do-over test flight in Cape Canaveral Florida U.S. July 30 2021. REUTERSJoe SkipperFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule is seen after the launch to the International Space Station was delayed for a do-over test flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo

(Reuters) -Boeing Co on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station due to an unexpected system glitch, in the latest setback following the vehicle's botched 2019 debut.

It was not immediately clear whether the launch would be rescheduled for Wednesday.

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