Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the newest entry to space travel

Boeing Starliner is hours away from launching 2 astronauts on long-awaited mission. Here’s what’s at stake

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Two NASA astronauts have reached the final hours before a long-awaited launch attempt aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, marking the first crewed mission of the brand-new spacecraft. Starliner — which the aerospace giant designed to rival SpaceX’s prolific Crew Dragon capsule — is set to take off for its inaugural crewed test run at 10:34 p.m. ET Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA will …

Watch NASA launch its first astronauts aboard the Boeing Starliner

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images NASA will attempt to send a pair of astronauts to space aboard Boeing’s Starliner aircraft for the first time today. Starliner has faced several delays over the years, with its first uncrewed test flight in 2019 ending in failure before it successfully docked at the International Space Station in 2022. While Starliner’s first crewed flight was supposed to take place last May, NASA delayed the launch due to techn…

Boeing launches its Starliner spacecraft with two astronauts on board tonight

A spacecraft built by Boeing is set to carry two astronauts to the International Space Station. Just like Boeing's airplanes, the Starliner has been beset by technical problems and safety concerns.

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will star in the first test flight of this' taxi 'that will serve to take astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), and whose development has undergone numerous portraits and setbacks Read

Boeing's first Starliner mission with humans set for historic Space Coast launch tonight

The stage is set for some space history to be made tonight as two veteran NASA astronauts aim to launch in a spacecraft that has never flown with humans before.

Boeing is set to launch NASA astronauts for the first time after years of struggle

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing counted down for its first astronaut launch on Monday after years of struggle .