Starliner vs. Crew Dragon: Key Differences Ahead of Boeing's Historic Space Launch

Boeing's Starliner first crewed mission is set to launch Saturday after a rocky start.

After several setbacks and delays, the first crewed mission for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to finally make its inaugural launch to the International Space Station on Saturday.NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday ahead of their expected liftoff, weeks after a persistent helium leak forced NASA to scrub the most recent launch window at the last minute.NASA and Boeing are targeting 12:25 p.m.

9 kW of electricity. The service module includes four Rocketdyne RS-88 engines burning hypergolic propellants, which will be used for launch escape in the event of an abort.Starliner is also designed to deliver up to 5,500 pounds of pressurized cargo and 3,300 pounds of unpressurized cargo.The spacecraft has completed two uncrewed test flights: Orbital Flight Test 1 and Orbital Flight Test 2 . OFT-1, in December 2019, faced software issues that prevented it from docking with the ISS.

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