NASA set for Boeing's Starliner uncrewed space capsule test

Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo

Boeing’s crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by flaws that could have doomed the spacecraft.Only a test dummy was aboard. If the capsule reaches the International Space Station on Friday and everything else goes well, two or three NASA test pilots could strap in by the end of this year or early next for the company’s first crew flight.It’s Boeing’s third shot at the …

Boeing capsule flies to space station during new test

La capsule de l’équipage de la société Boeing est montée en orbite jeudi lors d’un vol d’essai répété sans astronautes, après des années passées au sol par des défauts qui auraient pu condamner le vaisseau spatial.

Boeing crew capsule blasts off to space station

The capsule launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

A Boeing capsule took off for the International Space Station for a test flight

Boeing's space capsule, Starliner, took off Thursday evening from Florida atop an Atlas V rocket, heading for the International Space Station, which it must reach in about 24 hours, according to a live broadcast by NASA.

Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo

Boeing's crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by flaws that could have doomed the spacecraft.

Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo

Boeing's crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the International Space Station.