Boeing will be hoping the third time's a charm on Wednesday as they try once more to launch astronauts aboard a Starliner capsule bound for the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 10:52 am (1452 GMT) from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, for a roughly one-week stay at the orbital laboratory.
Boeing and SpaceX are each set to launch their rockets and spacecraft on crucial flights to space. Boeing will try to launch NASA astronauts, and SpaceX will test its Starship megarocket.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set for another launch attempt despite a helium leak while the plane manufacturer has also reached a deadline to report how it will fix aircraft safety problems