Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission with Sunita Williams onboard set for launch, aiming to rival SpaceX's success
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- May 06, 2024
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Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore & Sunita Williams will lead Boeing Starliner's 1st crewed mission. The capsule will take off on an Atlas V rocket on Monday.
Boeing's Strainer spacecraft will finally carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) after years of anticipation.
Boeing's Starliner set for crewed mission with Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams.(NASA)
At Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the capsule is set to take off on an Atlas V rocket on Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET. Prior to NASA approving Boeing to fly Starliner on regular trips to and from the space station, astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams will lead the spacecraft on its first crewed voyage.
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Boeing is launching their spacecraft for the first time with people on board following years of delays, technological difficulties, and large overhead costs.
Speaking about the test flight, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said: "Because it is a test flight, we give extra attention. They’re checking out a lot of the systems — the life support, the manual control, all of those things that you want to be checked out."
“That’s why we put two test pilots on board, and of course the resumes of Butch and Suni are extensive,” he added.
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