It’s all systems go from NASA for uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner to space station

After conducting a flight readiness review today, NASA gave its go-ahead for launching Boeing's CST-100 Starliner space taxi on an uncrewed demonstration flight to the International Space Station on Dec. 20. Starliner is due for liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at 6:36 a.m. ET (3:36 a.m. PT) Dec. 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The capsule will deliver cargo to the station, including "presents for the crew," said John Mulholland, vice president and program manager for Boeing's commercial crew program. If all goes according to plan, Starliner would be sent back to a… Read More