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The endeavor, which had been heavily hyped and promoted for more than a month, lasted only 11 minutes from takeoff to landing.

Safety standards at Boeing have come under a harsh spotlight since an incident last year in which a disused door panel fell off a brand new 737 Max aircraft shortly after takeoff.

Less than an hour after takeoff, it lost communication with air traffic control, and radar showed that it had deviated from its planned flight path.

And it might be wise to hold off on increased launches following Thursday’s explosion of a SpaceX craft that ripped apart after takeoff from Texas.

The Clippers public address announcer, Eric Smith, will then let loose with a “Flight 55 has been cleared for takeoff,” the 55 the number on Jones’ jersey.