Boeing Starliner astronaut capsule launches on third attempt | BBC News

The American Boeing company has launched its Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts aboard. It's the first time the vehicle has been entrusted to carry people after coming through a long and tortuous development programme. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be testing the capsule on a mission that's expected to last just over a week. Starliner is scheduled to dock with the space station on Thursday. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Boeing #NASA #BBCNews