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Boeing docks Starliner capsule to ISS

Washington, May 21 (UNI) Boeing’s astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, a huge achievement for the company after years of false starts, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
With Starliner’s arrival late on Friday, NASA has finally realised its longtime effort to have crew capsules from competing US companies flying to the space station.
SpaceX already has had a running start, with Elon Musk’s company pulling off the same test three years ago and has since launched 18 astronauts to the space station, as well as tourists.
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