"Boeing's Starliner Prepares for June 1 Astronaut Launch"

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"Boeing's Starliner Prepares for June 1 Astronaut Launch"
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Boeing's Starliner capsule, mounted on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for a planned June 1 liftoff. This mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), will be Starliner's first astronaut mission, sending NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station for about seven days. If successful, Starliner will be certified for regular crewed missions to the ISS.

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