For its test flight, starliner launched on Dec20 morning in an uncrewed mission called Orbital Flight Test (OFT). But the plan didn’t as it was planned. The spacecraft launched on the top of an Atlas V rocket which was built by United Launch Alliance.

The starliner was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Florida but it didn’t reach to the orbit. According to the report, the automated timer error had caused the failure of the mission. The starliner is the milestone mission test for Boeing because it can help to leverage future space travel.

The news is announced by the representatives of both companies on Oct 8. Virgin Galactic founder said in a statement that  “This is the beginning of an important collaboration for the future of air and space travel, which are the natural next steps for our human spaceflight program. “Virgin Galactic and Boeing share a vision of opening access to the world and space, to more people in safe and environmentally responsible ways.”

Boeing investment facilitates the efforts of Virgin Galactic to take people to space. It will be a big leap to future travel. A cost for a ticket for the suborbital ride is currently at $250,000. Till now more than 600 people have prebooked a reserved seat, said by Virgin Galactic representatives.