<ul><li>Boeing's Starliner capsule is set to launch with two NASA astronauts on its first crew flight, making it a historic moment for the company.</li><li>The crewed flight of a new spacecraft is a critical milestone as the lives of the astronauts are at stake.</li><li>Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, both experienced test pilots, will be piloting the Starliner on its journey to low-Earth orbit.</li><li>This launch will add to the limited number of Western astronauts who have debuted a new human-rated spacecraft.</li></ul>

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