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Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Preps for Test Flights Ahead of Bringing Astronauts to ISS

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By Hailey Rose McLaughlin
Oct 15, 2019 4:28 PMNov 18, 2019 11:46 PM
Boeing’s Starliner capsule. (Credit: NASA)
Boeing’s Starliner capsule. (Credit: NASA)

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NASA has confirmed that the aerospace company Boeing is pushing forward with their new Starliner crew capsule, which aims to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020. But before the craft is deemed fit to carry a crew, it still must clear two critical tests.

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