Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after delays, Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams on board.

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Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA. Indian-origin NASA pilot Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore took off from Cape Canaveral on board the Starliner capsule. They will arrive at the International Space Station on Thursday and spend just over a week at the orbiting lab.


      Boeing's Starliner capsule, atop an Atlas V rocket lifts off from launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 .

      Boeing launches astronauts to the International Space Station with Starliner capsule, marking a milestone for the company. The crew, including NASA test pilots Wilmore and Williams, embarked on a 25-hour journey to the orbiting lab.

     

 

     


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