NASA Astronauts Prepare for 1st Launch on Boeing's Starliner

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are returning to the

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for no earlier than May 6, 2024, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

After years of setbacks and delays, Boeing is set to launch its Starliner spacecraft with a pair of NASA astronauts on board in a test flight for

Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024, on a critical test flight to show its spacecraft is capable of safely transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station. If successful, the flight will pave the way for Boeing to begin regular crew rotation missions to the station for NASA.

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