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to the space station for years. marissa parra has details. all systems firing on this rocket. push it to the heavens. reporter: all eyes on boeing s starliner. liftoff of starliner and atlas 5 carrying two american heroes. reporter: blazing into the skies with a crew on board for the first time. veteran astronauts butch wilmer and suni williams on a mission to the international space station. celebrations as the starliner and its crew reached orbit on track to dock with the iss tomorrow. when we expand our fleet of spacecraft, what we re doing is expanding our reach to the stars. reporter: after nasa s decision to partner with private companies to take crews to the international space station, this milestone moment coming after years of delays. boeing s starliner behind schedule and over budget, a failed uncrewed test flight in 2019 plagued with software glitches. more recently launches delayed due to parachute that wouldn t hold the weight of the capsule on reearn tri and