Boeing Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft tospace station | BBC News

Two Nasa astronauts are due to head for theInternational Space Station aboard a new spacecraft.

Boeing's Starliner will blast off from Cape Canaveral inFlorida, in its first crewed test flight.

The mission has been delayed for several yearsbecause of setbacks in the spacecraft's development.

If it is successful, it will become the second privatefirm able to provide crew transport to and from theISS, alongside Elon Musk's SpaceX.