Boeing's Starliner set for first crewed test flight, boosting NASA's commercial outsourcing strategy as it competes with SpaceX for lucrative NASA business.
NASA prioritizes having a second option for trips to the ISS, reducing reliance on Russian Soyuz rockets since 2011.
Starliner astronauts set for launch at 10:34 pm Monday with favorable weather conditions; will pilot craft after reaching orbit.
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin venture, will send Starliner into space.
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