The spacecraft was built for NASA to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station, a feat that Elon Musk's SpaceX has succeeded at in the last two years. However, Boeing's two previous attempts were marred by serious technical problems, costing the airline hundreds of millions of dollars
In this handout image courtesy of NASA taken on May 19, 2022, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard launches from Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Image: Joel KOWSKY / NASA / AF
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