1st astronaut launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule now targeted for June 1

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1st astronaut launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule now targeted for June 1
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and its Atlas V rocket roll off the launch pad and toward an assembly facility on May 8, 2024.Boeing is now targeting June 1 for the first crewed launch of its Starliner capsule, though that date is far from set in stone.

"Work continues to assess Starliner performance and redundancy following the discovery of a small helium leak in the spacecraft’s service module," NASA officials wrote in the

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