NASA and Boeing's Starliner Test Flight Readiness Questioned by Safety Panel.
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NASA and Boeing are still working towards a July launch of the CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight despite "emerging issues" and concerns raised by a safety panel. The two organizations have completed 95% of the certification work needed for the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, currently scheduled for no earlier than July 21. Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will fly on CFT to the International Space Station on the short test flight, the first crewed flight of the spacecraft.
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