Boeing Starliner Launches First Piloted Test Flight with NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams

Cape Canaveral, Florida, Florida United States of America
Astronaut duo will join Expedition 71 crew already aboard the space station.
Boeing Starliner successfully launched two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, into space on June 5, 2024 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Expected to dock with the orbiting research outpost some 250 miles above Earth.
Marked the first piloted test flight for the Boeing Starliner after two previous uncrewed test flights.
Significant milestone for NASA and Boeing, marking a new chapter in American exploration and human spaceflight.
ULA Atlas V rocket and Starliner capsule are heading for the International Space Station (ISS).
Boeing Starliner Launches First Piloted Test Flight with NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully launched two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, into space on June 5, 2024 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This marked the first piloted test flight for the Boeing Starliner after two previous uncrewed test flights. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and Starliner capsule are heading for the International Space Station (ISS), where they are expected to dock with the orbiting research outpost some 250 miles above Earth. The astronaut duo will join the Expedition 71 crew already aboard the space station. This historic launch is a significant milestone for NASA and Boeing, as it marks a new chapter in American exploration and human spaceflight.



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    • Boeing launched the first crewed Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024
    • NASA bought flights for its astronauts under Commercial Crew Program
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    • Boeing has managed only two test flights so far compared to Elon Musk’s SpaceX which has made nine taxi trips for NASA since 2020.
    • The Starliner capsule is designed to be autonomous and reusable, similar to SpaceX’s Dragons but with traditional hand controls and switches alongside touchscreens.
    • A fifth seat on the Starliner will be available for private clients, while SpaceX periodically sells seats to tycoons and countries eager to get their citizens to the station.
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    • NASA and Boeing successfully launched two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, into space on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    • Boeing's first piloted test flight was scheduled for 10:52 a.m. ET but had been previously scrubbed twice due to technical issues.
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    • NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are safely in orbit on the first crewed flight test aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.
    • Starliner will autonomously dock to the forward-facing port of the space station’s Harmony module at approximately 12:15 p.m. Thursday, June 6.
    • After a safe arrival at the space station, Wilmore and Williams will join the Expedition 71 crew.
    • NASA teams will monitor space station operations throughout the flight from the Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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