"Boeing Initiates Fueling for First Crewed Starliner Launch"

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"Boeing Initiates Fueling for First Crewed Starliner Launch"
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Boeing has initiated the fueling process for its Starliner capsule in preparation for its first astronaut mission, the Crew Flight Test (CFT), which is set to launch in early May with NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard. The mission will send the astronauts to the International Space Station for a 10-day stay. The fueling operation is taking place at Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the mission has faced delays due to technical issues, but is now on track for a spring liftoff.

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