CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing's new Starliner crew capsule launched Friday morning from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
An Atlas V rocket blasted off with the capsule at 6.36 a.m.
The test flight to the International Space Station is Boeing's last hurdle before flying astronauts for NASA next year.
Testing the cosmic waters is Rosie the mannequin, decked out in Boeing's custom blue spacesuit and a red polka dot hair bandanna modeled after the World War II riveter.
If the weeklong demo goes well, the first Starliner crew could be blasting off by summer.
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