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Boeing 's Starliner will conduct a test-fire of its 28 -thruster reaction control system (RCS) on either Saturday ( July 27 ) or Sunday (July 28) Only 27 of the RCS thrusters will be used, however, as one previously deemed unusable for the flight home.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams β the astronauts flying on Starliner 's current mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT) β will likely join, due to their interest.
Starliner-1 mission with at least three astronauts is supposed to spend six months on the ISS no earlier than 2025.
CFT is one of two private U.S. spacecraft that sends astronauts to the ISS , along with SpaceX's Crew Dragon.
SpaceX is expected to launch two ISS missions in August , pending FAA approval and NASA 's independent review.
Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996 , and still wants to be an astronaut someday. Mastodon : https://qoto.org/@howellspace.
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