Boeing’s new Starliner astronaut capsule is poised for launch in a much-delayed first crewed test flight, a milestone in the beleaguered aerospace giant’s aim to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the astronaut launch business.
The CST-100 Starliner with two astronauts aboard is due for lift-off at 12.25pm ET (1625 GMT) Saturday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, strapped to an Atlas V rocket from Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA).
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