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Boeing Starliner launches for the first time carrying NASA astronauts to the ISS

Boeing launched its first Starliner flight with astronauts on Wednesday, beginning a crucial final flight test of the long-delayed spacecraft.

NASA's broadcast of the launch also noted that although Starliner has cameras onboard to show inside and outside the cabin, Boeing won't be able to relay video back down to the ground until the spacecraft reaches the ISS. Between the two previous launch attempts, NASA and Boeing found a "small" helium leak in Starliner, causing the agency and company to perform another series of assessments. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, right, and Suni Williams wait for liftoff inside the Boeing Starliner capsule at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 5, 2024.

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