Boeing has pencilled in a 17 December launch for its CST-100 Starliner capsule 's unpiloted orbital flight test ( OFT ) . It will take off from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas V rocket before docking with the International Space Station . The Starliner is also scheduled for an in - flight abort test on 4 November . Boeing 's programme has experienced delays , including in July 2018 when an abort test uncovered an " anomaly " . The original OFT , slated for March , was pushed back after clashing with an Atlas V launch .
Boeing has pencilled in a 17 December launch for its CST-100 Starliner capsule's unpiloted orbital flight test (OFT). It will take off from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas V rocket before docking with the International Space Station. The Starliner is also scheduled for an in-flight abort test on 4 November. Boeing's programme has suffered delays, including in July 2018 when an abort test uncovered an "anomaly". The original OFT, slated for March, was put back after clashing with an Atlas V launch.