Aerospace giant Boeing is set to attempt its second uncrewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a test to show it can get to and from the orbiting lab safely.
The CST-100 Starliner capsule will carry supplies and test equipment to the space station but the main aim of the mission will be to demonstrate that the spacecraft can launch, dock, re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and perform a desert landing safely.
Nasa and Boeing are targeting July 30 for the lift-off, which will take place at the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
If the mission is successful, it will pave the way for Starliner to become a “taxi service” for Nasa, ferrying astronauts to and from the space station.
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SpaceX aiming for Friday launch to International Space Station
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A less that 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch for its Crew-2 mission.PHOTO: AFP
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SpaceX Crew Dragon is all set for its second flight to ISS.
Crew-2 with four astronauts on board will be launched from Launch Complex 39A at the agency`s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Astronauts will remain aboard the space station for approximately six months as expedition crew members.
Crew-1 successfully docked into the ISS in November, last year.
Washington: US space agency NASA is set to launch SpaceX Crew Dragon s second flight to the International Space Station on April 22, it said.
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