Boeing has received over $4 billion from NASA to develop the Starliner capsule, while SpaceX received $2.6 billion for its Crew Dragon program.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to make history with its first crewed flight test on May 6.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be on board for the test drive and weeklong stay at the International Space Station.
The spacecraft, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, has rolled into place at Space Launch Complex 41 for the upcoming mission.
The successful launch and return of astronauts on both vehicles will provide critical redundancy for lift up to the ISS from American soil.
This is the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule, marking a significant milestone in space travel.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to make history with its first crewed flight test, scheduled for launch on Monday, May 6. The spacecraft, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, has rolled into place at Space Launch Complex 41 for the upcoming mission. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be on board for the test drive and weeklong stay at the International Space Station. This is the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule, marking a significant milestone in space travel.
Boeing has received over $4 billion from NASA to develop the Starliner capsule, while SpaceX received $2.6 billion for its Crew Dragon program. The successful launch and return of astronauts on both vehicles will provide critical redundancy for lift up to the ISS from American soil.
The two-phase mission, which includes an energetic launch with humans on board, is a challenging endeavor. Jim McMichael, Boeing's program manager for Starliner, acknowledges the importance of this mission: “There's no doubt about that,” he said. “We introduce the human.”
Once certified by NASA, Starliner will provide essential redundancy for lift up to the ISS from American soil and join SpaceX's Crew Dragon on six-month rotations.
Boeing has managed only a pair of unoccupied test flights so far. The long-awaited astronaut demo is slated for liftoff on May 6, 2024.
Starliner is one step closer to making history and is scheduled for launch on Monday at 10:34 pm.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, has rolled into place at Space Launch Complex 41 for the upcoming launch.
Commander Butch Willmore and Suni Williams are awaited to take their positions on Monday before the crewed test mission.
The Starliner spacecraft will dock at the International Space Station for about eight days, during which testing of the new Starliner will take place.
Upon return, Starliner will touch down in the desert with airbags to help absorb impact instead of splashing down at sea like SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
This is the first time an Atlas V rocket will carry humans and the first mission of NASA’s Commercial Crew program to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Once certified by NASA, Starliner will provide critical redundancy for lift up to the ISS from American soil and join SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on six-month rotations.
Boeing Starliner is set to launch May 6 for its first crewed flight test.
Starliner-1, currently expected to fly in early 2025, will have NASA commander Scott Tingle, NASA pilot Michael Fincke, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk on board.
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Boeing is set to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa.
NASA astronauts will be on board Boeing’s Starliner capsule for a test drive and weeklong stay at the space station.
Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, marking the first flight of its Starliner capsule with a crew on board.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, both retired Navy captains, will be on the test flight after the original crew bowed out as delays occurred.
Boeing has received over $4 billion from NASA to develop the Starliner capsule, while SpaceX received $2.6 billion.
