CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Boeing will be hoping the third time's a charm on Wednesday as they try once more to launch astronauts aboard a Starliner capsule bound for the International Space Station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Boeing will be hoping the third time's a charm on Wednesday as they try once more to launch astronauts aboard a Starliner capsule bound for the International Space Station.Liftoff is targeted for 10:52 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, for a roughly one-week stay at the orbital laboratory.
Embarrassing setbacks Both companies received multibillion-dollar contracts in 2014 to develop their crew capsules, following the end of the Space Shuttle program that left the US temporarily reliant on Russian rockets for rides. Boeing, with its 100-year history, was heavily favored, but its program fell badly behind.
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