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First pediatric patient to undergo scoliosis surgery from robotic arm | SaltWireCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Boeing's new Starliner astronaut capsule is poised for launch on Saturday in a much-delayed first crewed test flight, a milestone in the beleaguered aerospace giant's aim to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX in the astronaut launch business.The CST-100 Starliner with two astronauts aboard is due for liftoff at 12:25 p.m.
The gumdrop-shaped capsule and its crew are bound for the International Space Station , two years after the Starliner completed its first test voyage to the orbital laboratory without astronauts aboard. While Boeing has struggled, SpaceX has become a dependable taxi to orbit for the U.S. space agency, which is backing a new generation of privately built spacecraft for flying astronauts to low-Earth orbit and - under its ambitious Artemis program - on to the moon and eventually Mars.
They have spent a combined 500 days in space over the course of two ISS missions each. Wilmore is the designated commander for Saturday's flight, with Williams in the pilot seat. Saturday's flight marks the first crewed Atlas voyage to space since earlier versions of the storied rocket dynasty first sent U.S. astronauts, including John Glenn, to orbit during NASA's Mercury program in the 1960s.
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