Contractor Warns of Potential Catastrophe if NASA Goes Ahead With Scheduled Launch from aa 2580 flight status Watch Video

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Contractor Warns of , Potential Catastrophe if NASA , Goes Ahead With Scheduled Launch.<br/>IEN reports that a NASA contractor has publicly <br/>urged the space agency to reconsider an <br/>upcoming launch, warning it could end in disaster.<br/>The news comes after the initial launch <br/>of Boeing's Starliner was scrapped as <br/>the result of a leaky valve just last week. .<br/>The news comes after the initial launch <br/>of Boeing's Starliner was scrapped as <br/>the result of a leaky valve just last week. .<br/>NASA has plans to attempt <br/>another launch later this week. .<br/>ValveTech produces valves <br/>and other components for both <br/>aerospace and military applications.<br/>ValveTech produces valves <br/>and other components for both <br/>aerospace and military applications.<br/>The company issued a press release <br/>warning that a second launch <br/>attempt could end in catastrophe. .<br/>The statement from ValveTech <br/>President Erin Faville called for NASA <br/>to re-double safety checks and protocols. .<br/>The failed launch last week would have been <br/>the first human space flight for Boeing but was <br/>scrubbed after a faulty valve was discovered. .<br/>The Associated Press reported that the fluttering oxygen <br/>pressure-relief valve on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas <br/>rocket may have exceeded its 200,000 lifetime cycles. .<br/>The ValveTech statement questions how <br/>NASA, Aerojet and Boeing could have... .<br/>... \