5 August 2011 Updated at 11:56 ET
Boeing pilots to make space trip
Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent, BBC News
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Boeing says two of its own employees will crew the first manned mission of its new astronaut capsule.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14417634