Boeing has launched astronauts for the first time after years of delays. Two NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 3:08PM Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA.
Years late because of spacecraft flaws, Starliner's crew debut comes as the company struggles with unrelated safety issues on its airplane side.Wilmore and Williams - retired Navy captains and former space station residents - stressed repeatedly before the launch that they had full confidence in Boeing's ability to get it right with this test flight.
The flight, if successful, will rival SpaceX's prolific Crew Dragon capsule and expand American options for ferrying astronauts to ISS. The liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was the 100th of an Atlas V for rocket maker United Launch Alliance. It was the first ride for astronauts on an Atlas rocket since John Glenn's Mercury era more than 60 years ago; the rocket usually launches satellites and other spacecraft.
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