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Astronauts Stuck in Orbit for Nine Months Leave Iss for Earth

Handout photo dated March 16, 2025. shows The four SpaceX Crew-10 members and the seven Expedition 72 crew members join each other for a welcoming ceremony shortly after the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the International Space Station and the hatches opened. ISS on March 16, 2025. After nine months stranded aboard the ISS, American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will finally be returning to Earth. Their mission, initially scheduled for eight days, has been extended due to technical problems on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Accompanied by another American and a Russian cosmonaut, they left the station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which detached from the ISS early on March 18. Their return is scheduled for the evening off Florida, where their capsule will be slowed by parachutes before being recovered. Eager to be reunited with their loved ones, the astronauts have kept their sense of humor, with Suni Williams even throwing out to her family, “Don't plan anything without me!”. Ph

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Astronauts Stuck in Orbit for Nine Months Leave Iss for Earth

Handout photo dated on March 17, 2025, shows NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. From left, are NASA astronaut Suni Williams, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Butch Wimore. ISS on March 17, 2025. After nine months stranded aboard the ISS, American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will finally be returning to Earth. Their mission, initially scheduled for eight days, has been extended due to technical problems on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Accompanied by another American and a Russian cosmonaut, they left the station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which detached from the ISS early on March 18. Their return is scheduled for the evening off Florida, where their capsule will be slowed by parachutes before being recovered. Eager to be reunited with their loved ones, the astronauts have kept their sense of humor, with Suni Williams even throwing out t

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Astronauts Stuck in Orbit for Nine Months Leave Iss for Earth

Handout photo dated March 17, 2025, shows NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the vestibule between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. Clockwise from left, are NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. After nine months stranded aboard the ISS, American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will finally be returning to Earth. Their mission, initially scheduled for eight days, has been extended due to technical problems on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Accompanied by another American and a Russian cosmonaut, they left the station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which detached from the ISS early on March 18. Their return is scheduled for the evening off Florida, where their capsule will be slowed by parachutes before being recovered. Eager to be reunited with their loved ones, the astronauts have kept their sense of humor, with Suni Williams even throwing out to her family,

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Starliner Returns To Earth Uncrewed

Handout photo shows Boeing and NASA teams work around NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed, Friday, September 6, 2024 Mountain Time (September 7 Eastern Time), at White Sands, New Mexico. This approach allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on the spacecraft. Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starliner Returns To Earth Uncrewed

Handout photo shows Boeing and NASA teams unload cargo from NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed at White Sands Missile Range’s Space Harbor, Friday, September 6, 2024 Mountain Time (September 7 Eastern Time), in New Mexico. This approach allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on the spacecraft. Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starliner Returns To Earth Uncrewed

Handout photo shows Boeing and NASA teams work around NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed, Friday, September 6, 2024 Mountain Time (September 7 Eastern Time), at White Sands, New Mexico. This approach allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on the spacecraft. Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starliner Returns To Earth Uncrewed

Handout photo shows Boeing and NASA teams unload cargo from NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed at White Sands Missile Range’s Space Harbor, Friday, September 6, 2024 Mountain Time (September 7 Eastern Time), in New Mexico. This approach allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on the spacecraft. Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starliner Returns To Earth Uncrewed

Handout photo shows Boeing and NASA teams work around NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed, Friday, September 6, 2024 Mountain Time (September 7 Eastern Time), at White Sands, New Mexico. This approach allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on the spacecraft. Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated June 13, 2024 shows NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by Nasa via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated June 27, 2024 NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore prepare orbital plumbing hardware for installation inside the International Space Station’s bathroom, also known as the waste and hygiene compartment, located in the Tranquility module. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated November 3, 2022 shows Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams Suited EMER SIM Operations in Building 5, Boeing Mockup Simulator. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by Robert Markowitz/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated July 3, 2024 shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA's Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port. This view is from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the port adjacent to the Starliner. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated June 6, 2024 shows he Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 263 miles above Quebec, Canada. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated June 13, 2024 shows rhe Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated November 1, 2022 shows Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) crew members Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during Suited Post-Landing Emergency Egress in the Boeing Starliner Mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA/Bill Stafford via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated June 6, 2024 shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard, approaches the International Space Station for an autonomous docking as it orbited 257 miles above the South Pacific Ocean. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated November 1, 2022 shows Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) crew members Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during Suited Post-Landing Emergency Egress in the Boeing Starliner Mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA/Bill Stafford via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boeing Starliner's first crewed flight

An Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spaceship lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 5, 2024. The first crewed flight of the space capsule, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station, follows two unmanned tests.

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US: Boeing Launches First Crewed Starliner Spacecraft

Boeing's Starliner capsule was launched from Florida on Wednesday, June 5 toward International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts on board.

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard blasts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft aboard blasts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams are seen before boarding Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-NASA-BOEING-STARLINER-CREWED MISSION

(240605) -- WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L, front) and Suni Williams (R, front) wave before boarding Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the United States, June 5, 2024. NASA and Boeing launched the first crewed mission of the Starliner spacecraft from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, sending two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). (Joel Kowsky/NASA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boeing Starliner first manned test flight

Astronauts Sunita Williams (L) and Barry Wilmore pose at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 22, 2024, as they are assigned to board NASA's new spaceship Boeing Starliner, developed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, for its first manned flight test as soon as May 1.

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Boeing Starliner first manned test flight

Photo taken on March 21, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, shows a simulator used by astronauts to get used to operating NASA's new spaceship Boeing Starliner, developed to carry them to the International Space Station, ahead of the spaceship's first manned flight test as soon as May 1.

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Boeing Starliner first manned test flight

Photo taken on March 21, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, shows a control room for NASA's new spaceship Boeing Starliner, developed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, ahead of the spaceship's first manned flight test as soon as May 1.

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Boeing Starliner first manned test flight

Photo taken on March 21, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, shows the interior of a training-use mockup of NASA's new spaceship Boeing Starliner, developed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, ahead of its first manned flight test as soon as May 1.

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Boeing Starliner first manned test flight

Photo taken on March 21, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, shows a mockup of NASA's new spaceship Boeing Starliner, developed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, ahead of its first manned flight test as soon as May 1.

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

NASA astronaut Barry âÂÂButch" Wilmore takes a picture with his cell phone as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Wilmore is scheduled to fly aboard StarlinerâÂÂs Crewed Flight Test mission. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeingâs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Boeingâs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be Starlinerâs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Photo by Aubrey Gemignani / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeingâs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Boeingâs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be Starlinerâs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Photo by Aubrey Gemignani / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

Steve Stich, manager of NASAâs Commercial Crew Program, left, and NASA astronaut Suni Williams, center, are seen as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeingâs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Boeingâs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be Starlinerâs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Williams is scheduled to fly aboard Starlinerâs first crew rotation mission.Photo by Aubrey Gemignani / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

In this black and white infrared image, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP

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NASA Boeing Starliner Prepared For Launch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 2:53 p.m. EDT Friday, July 30, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Photo by Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Boeing Starliner Prepared For Launch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 2:53 p.m. EDT Friday, July 30, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Gemignani / NASA via CNP

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NASA Boeing Starliner Prepared For Launch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 2:53 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 30, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Gemignani / NASA via CNP

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NASA Boeing Starliner Prepared For Launch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 2:53 p.m. EDT Friday, July 30, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Photo by Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA Boeing Starliner Prepared For Launch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 2:53 p.m. EDT Friday, July 30, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Gemignani / NASA via CNP

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NASA Boeing Starliner Prepared For Launch - Florida

NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, left, and Suni Williams, right, take a selfie as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 2:53 p.m. EDT Friday, July 30, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Epps and Williams are assigned to fly on StarlinerâÂÂs first operation mission. Photo by Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese astronaut Noguchi to board commercial spacecraft to reach ISS

Undated file photo shows Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who will board a commercial spacecraft to get to the International Space Station for his next space mission. Noguchi may board SpaceX's Dragon or Boeing Co.'s Starliner -- both under development -- to reach the ISS, with the mission date yet to be decided. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo