Boeing Starliner carries 2 astronauts to space in 'final test' for NASA
- Boeing plans to launch the first Starliner flight with astronauts soon to certify the spacecraft for NASA missions to the ISS.
- The capsule serves as a crucial alternative to SpaceX's Crew Dragon, the sole shuttle for US, European, Canadian, and Japanese astronauts to the ISS.
- If NASA approves Starliner post-test flight, Boeing anticipates starting operational missions by spring 2025.
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Liftoff, finally: Boeing Starliner launches first crew to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing on Wednesday launched its very first astronauts bound for the International Space Station aboard a Starliner capsule, which joins a select club of spacecraft to carry humans beyond Earth.The third time turned out to be the charm for the aerospace giant, after two previous bids to fly were aborted with the crew strapped in and ready to go.Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, both of whom have two previous spac…
Watch again as Boeing launches humans into space for first time
Watch again as Boeing launched its first-ever crew of humans into space using its long-delayed and over-budget Starliner spacecraft that has been in development under a multibillion-dollar Nasa contract.
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