Boeing's Starliner Crew Spacecraft Approaches the International Space Station

Boeing's Starliner Crew Spacecraft Approaches the International Space Station

This view from a window on the cupola overlooks Japan's Kibo laboratory module as Boeing's Starliner spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams approaches the International Space Station prior to autonomous docking on June 6, 2024. Starliner launched on June 5, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard, as part of NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT). This first crewed flight of Starliner aims to certify the spacecraft for rotational missions to the space station.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the orbital outpost 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: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: June 6, 2024

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