Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched Wednesday morning, sending a pair of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, a milestone for the aerospace firm amid competition with SpaceX and years of delays.

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 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Starliner lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida shortly after 10:52 a.m. EDT.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Both <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/event/boeing-cst-100-starliner/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.nasa.gov/event/boeing-cst-100-starliner/" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.nasa.gov/event/boeing-cst-100-starliner/" aria-label="NASA">NASA </a>and <a href="https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/launch/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/launch/index.html" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.boeing.com/space/starliner/launch/index.html" aria-label="Boeing">Boeing</a> are streaming Starliner’s journey on their respective websites, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/" aria-label="NASA TV">NASA TV</a> and social media channels.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.</em></p>  </div>


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Boeing’s Starliner Finally Launches With NASA Crew After Delays—Here’s How To Follow Along

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