With the first crewed test flight of the new Boeing Starliner spacecraft less than two weeks away, NASA has given the go-ahead for the launch.
NASA has completed its readiness review of the Boeing Starliner , a new spacecraft designed to carry astronauts from Earth to the International Space Station and back. With the first crewed test flight of the Starliner less than two weeks away, NASA has given the go-ahead for the launch. If successful, the Starliner will join the SpaceX Crew Dragon as the first American spacecraft to carry astronauts since the Space Shuttle.
Recommended Videos “This is where the rubber meets the road. We are going to leave this planet, and that is pretty darn cool,” said Williams. Related However, NASA said that following its Flight Test Readiness Review, it was confident that the Starliner was safe and ready to fly.
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