LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- NASA and Boeing are targeting mid-April to launch a crewed flight test mission to the International Space Station, NASA said on Wednesday.

The mission will be the first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Starliner will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams to the orbiting laboratory for a stay of about one to two weeks.

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