Boeing's Starliner ready for Saturday launch to space station, first flight with crew on board

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If the first piloted test flight goes well, NASA hopes to certify the Starliner for regularly scheduled service starting next year.

All systems are 'go' for a second attempt to launch Boeing 's oft-delayed Starliner crew ship Saturday on a long-awaited test flight to the International Space Station, the capsule's first with astronauts aboard, NASA managers said Friday.'From a station standpoint, from our crew, from our ground teams, we are ready to go fly this mission,' said Dana Weigel, manager of NASA's space station program.

, on board that they can just use from the generic supplies. Same with clothing, and so that's what they'll do.'The Starliner's long-awaited flight marks a major milestone in NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which funded the development of SpaceX's Crew Dragon ferry ships and Boeing's Starliner to provide post-shuttle transportation to and from the space station without having to rely on Russia for rides aboard the Soyuz spacecraft.

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