"NASA and Boeing Postpone Starliner Capsule's First Astronaut Launch to Early May"

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"NASA and Boeing Postpone Starliner Capsule's First Astronaut Launch to Early May"
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NASA and Boeing have delayed the first crewed mission of the Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) to early May due to space station scheduling issues. The mission, called Crew Flight Test (CFT), was initially set for mid-April but has been pushed back. The test flight will send the Starliner capsule and NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS for a roughly 10-day stay. Boeing has been developing the Starliner under a contract with NASA, and this delay marks another setback in the capsule's journey to operational crewed flights.

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