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today at 10:34 p.m. EDT . You can watch the action live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA. that will be Starliner's first-ever astronaut mission. Such crewed debuts to Earth orbit have happened just five times in American history, as NASA chief Bill Nelson noted during a press briefing on Friday .
"So, you think of it: The first time have flown on a new spacecraft started with Mercury, then with Gemini, then with, which, like Boeing, won a contract from NASA's Commercial Crew Program back in 2014 to carry agency astronauts to and from the ISS. The goal was to get at least one American crewed vehicle up and running as soon as safely possible in the wake of theBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors's company has since completed seven operational astronaut missions to the station, and it's in the middle of its eighth, which. As that record shows, SpaceX has proven to be a reliable and prolific partner for NASA.
Nelson also noted another special aspect of tonight's liftoff: It will mark the first time since the May 1968 launch ofthat a crewed mission leaves Earth from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station . Many astronaut missions have lifted off from Florida's Space Coast since then, including those flown by NASA's space shuttle and SpaceX's Dragon. But those flights all launched from NASA'sto keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat.
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