"NASA's Starliner Set for Historic Crewed Mission to International Space Station"
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NASA announces that the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will conduct its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in April, following progress in resolving technical issues. The spacecraft recently completed a successful parachute system drop test and removed flammability risk material from its crew module. Mission support teams also completed a dress rehearsal for the recovery crew, and the team is preparing for the launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS for up to two weeks before returning to Earth.
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