Boeing space launch: NASA astronauts preparing for first crewed mission
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After more than a decade of engineering, a Boeing spacecraft is headed to the International Space Station with two of NASA's most experienced astronauts at the helm.Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be the first NASA astronauts to crew a Starliner mission. Both astronauts are retired U.S. Navy captains. "I sort of have to pinch myself a little bit to understand we’re going," shared Williams.Boeing came up with the idea for the Starliner in 2012 and got a NASA contract four years later....

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