Category: crewed
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule set for launch of first crewed space flight By Reuters
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Written by Joey Rowlett and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:) new Starliner astronaut capsule is scheduled to launch on Saturday in its long-delayed first crewed test flight, a milestone in the beleaguered aviation giant’s goal to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in outer space. Astronaut…
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Boeing Starliner’s debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak By Reuters
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA and Boeing (NYSE:) said they postponed the launch of the Boeing Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them four more days to evaluate a helium leak before attempting to launch the spacecraft’s first two astronauts into space. Friday. The Starliner’s takeoff from Florida was postponed…