The newest space capsule designed to carry people,
"It's been a long time since a spaceship rolled out of that building. This is the beginning of a trip to space," said
Employees who gathered before dawn at
"Words can't describe how I feel," said
He said employees and their families had worked long hours to get this far. "They understand we have the weight of the nation on our shoulders," Sanchez said.
The rollout of the fully fueled capsule occurred shortly after
Starliner is scheduled to launch
The testing advances
Starliner is part of
The earlier abort test saw Starliner accelerate to about 650 mph in five seconds, verifying that the engines and thrusters are capable of firing in the event of an emergency while astronauts are sitting on the launch pad or ascending.
"It's been a long time since we've launched out of
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