Boeing’s new Starliner capsule set for inaugural crewed flight to space station

Reuters CAPE CANAVERAL: Boeing Co’s new Starliner astronaut capsule was poised for a Monday night launch of its long-delayed inaugural crewed test flight to the International Space Station, two years after its first voyage without humans to the orbital laboratory. The gumdrop-shaped CST-100 Starliner with two astronauts aboard is due for lift-off at 10.34pm local…

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US House passes US$95bil Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package

Reuters WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a US$95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, over bitter objections from Republican hardliners. The legislation now proceeds to the Democratic-majority Senate, which passed a similar measure more than two months ago. US leaders from Democratic…

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