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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is set to carry Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule into space on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This timeline shows the major mission events planned from liftoff through Starliner’s orbital insertion burn about 31 minutes after launch. The 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) rocket, propelled by an…

Credit: United Launch Alliance The Atlas 5 countdown leading up to Friday’s early morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral with Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule will be several hours longer than usual. The requirements of crewed missions have forced ULA’s launch team to adjust their countdown timeline leading up to the target launch time Friday at 6:36…

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule rolls out of the Vertical Integration Facility Wednesday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: United Launch Alliance The 81st flight of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, set for liftoff Friday from Cape Canaveral, will come with its share of…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule on an unpiloted Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. NASA TV’s live video coverage of the Starliner’s re-entry and landing will begin at 6:45 a.m. EST (1145 GMT)…

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now Boeing’s Starliner capsule, carrying an instrumented astronaut test dummy nicknamed “Rosie,” is on track for launch Friday on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, mission managers said Tuesday. The flight is a major milestone in NASA’s push to resume launching U.S.…

Boeing’s first space-ready Starliner capsule stands atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad. Credit: United Launch Alliance NASA officials cleared Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for flight Thursday after a “thorough and comprehensive” review of the crew capsule’s readiness, setting the stage for final pre-launch preparations at Cape Canaveral…

United Launch Alliance fueled an Atlas 5 rocket Friday at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad during a countdown dress rehearsal with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance teams ran through an 11-hour countdown Friday at Cape Canaveral to rehearse procedures before the first flight of a modified Atlas 5 rocket…

Live coverage of preparations for the next United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launch from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner…

This gallery of photos shows the rollout Tuesday of United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket and Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral, plus additional views of the 172-foot-tall (52.4-meter) launcher standing next to the crew access tower Wednesday as teams prepared for a countdown rehearsal. The Atlas 5 rode its mobile…

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket Nov. 21 at the Vertical Integration Facility. Credit: NASA/Cory Huston The first launch of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket has been delayed to Dec. 19, officials announced Tuesday. The liftoff of…