What Boeing's Starliner historic launch means for commercial space travel among the masses

As Boeing's Starliner marks its historic maiden voyage to space, we look at what the launch means for the commercial space travel industry.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launched its first test flight into space on Friday, marking a significant step towards making commercial flights to space a reality.

The Starliner, manned by a"dummy astronaut" named"Rosie," is carrying 600 pounds of crew supplies, including Christmas gifts for the ISS crew, and equipment to the space station. "The goal is to have safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and foster commercial access to other potential low-Earth orbit destinations," NASA explains.

The first crewed trip on Starliner will be followed by the spacecraft's first operational mission, crewed by NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Josh Cassada, Space.com reports.

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