Boeing's Starliner to launch first astronaut mission today
Space.com — May 6, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC
Summary: Boeing's Starliner capsule, with NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, is set to launch on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral today at 10:34 p.m. EDT. This marks Starliner's first crewed mission and only the sixth American crewed debut to Earth orbit. The mission, Crew Flight Test (CFT), aims to reach the International Space Station. If successful, Starliner could launch its first contracted crewed mission in early 2025.
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