NASA managers said they are confident that Boeing is ready to complete the final test of its Starliner spacecraft after two years of delays before it can launch astronauts.
If the launch goes Thursday, the spacecraft will dock at the space station before 7 p.m. ET on May 20.
"The hardware is really ready. It's great to see the team in place to go fly the flight," Stich said. Both Boeing and SpaceX agreed to complete uncrewed flight tests to the ISS before flying humans. This is the final step before NASA astronauts are expected to launch in Starliner. NASA's acting Chief Flight Director Emily Nelson said the flight would test Boeing's automated docking technology and confirm it works as planned.Starliner's docking system called Vesta looks at the silhouette of the football-field length ISS for rendezvous to find the correct docking port.
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