Boeing Starliner set for historic crewed launch

Mission a decade in the making

Tough year for aerospace giant

CNN space correspondent explains why Boeing's Starliner launch is so important.

The launch attempt comes during a tough 2024 for the aerospace giant. Just days into the year, a panel on the body of a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off.

Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024, on a critical test flight to show its.

Boeing's Starliner capsule sits atop an Atlas V rocket as it's rolled out to the launchpad on May 4, 2024, at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Boeing's Starliner is aiming to launch its crewed maiden voyage Saturday, a mission that has been a decade in the making.