After years of delays and a bungled first mission, Boeing will make a second Starliner test flight on Tuesday. Here's how to watch the launch.
launch its Starliner space taxi
to the International Space Station on Tuesday, testing the capsule ahead of its planned first flight with astronauts on board later this year. A botched effort in late 2019 dented the record of a company that has been at the forefront of U.S. space exploration, including the Apollo missions to the moon. The Starliner is the latest of an array of new rockets, capsules and other vehicles aimed at furthering U.S. ambitions inThe Starliner would give the U.S. more options to reach low earth orbit and the space station. U.S.
The CST-100 Starliner is slated to deliver more than 400 pounds of NASA cargo and crew supplies, and bring back material including oxygen tanks. A mannequin named Rosie the Rocketeer is expected to be on board, equipped with sensors to capture data ahead of a crewed mission.The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is set for 1:20 p.m. ET on Tuesday and will be
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