Related: 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 OFT is designed to demonstrate that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which first flew last year, can be used as a reliable and affordable means of delivering cargo into orbit. 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.
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 OFT is designed to demonstrate that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which first flew last year, can be used as a reliable and affordable means of delivering cargo into orbit. 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.