Preparing for Launch: Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test on ULA Atlas V Rocket

Preparing for Launch: Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test on ULA Atlas V Rocket

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft are being readied for launch at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral for the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. 

Starliner will head to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams on board.

Launch Date and Time: May 6, 2024 at 10:34 p.m. EDT

Launch updates: 

https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch/atlas-v-starliner-cft

For more info on CFT and Starliner, visit: 

boeing.com/starliner

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at: 

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Image Credit: United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Image Date: May 4, 2024

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