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.

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Brave souls. Space is one thing, but Boeing... Godspeed heroes!
- It's ok, I heard they didn't use any 737-MAX parts on this rocket.
  
  I thought all these planes were crashing because they didn't have enough 737-MAX parts. Like some bolts and screws missing here and there...
Hasn't had an uncontrolled boom yet. Only controlled booms so far.
- A little surprising considering there was a helium valve leak they detected like a month ago that caused a scrub, but decided it wasn't worth taking it apart to fix, just send it and it will probably be fine.
  
  They investigated it and found out that the thrusters wouldn't stop working unless there were 3 more leaks of that size, or a single leak of 100x that size.
  The affected thruster system is the backup for the backup for the system they actually use to maneuver.
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Hopefully it doesn't fall apart or Boeing does not assassinate someone
It is about time! I was ready for 5 more scrubs.

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