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Boeing is set to launch NASA astronauts for the first time after years of struggle

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
Published: May 6, 2024, 8:35am
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In this photo provided by NASA, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner capsule aboard is illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Fla. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard to the International Space Station, scheduled for liftoff on May 6.
In this photo provided by NASA, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner capsule aboard is illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Fla. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard to the International Space Station, scheduled for liftoff on May 6. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP) Photo Gallery

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing counted down for its first astronaut launch on Monday after years of struggle.

NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were set to climb into Boeing’s Starliner capsule for a nighttime liftoff from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station for a weeklong stay.

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