OFT 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 unpiloted CST-100 The Starliner is also scheduled for an in-flight abort test on 4 November . Boeing 's programme has suffered delays, including in March when an abort test uncovered an "anomaly". The original Boeing , slated for 4 November , was put back after clashing with an Atlas V launch.
OFT 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 March when an abort test uncovered an "anomaly". The original Boeing , slated for 4 November , was put back after clashing with an Atlas V launch.