NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company’s first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew.

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Commercial Crew Program Blog

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry through a public-private partnership to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil. The goal of the program is to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation on space station missions, which will allow for additional research time.

Mission Type

Humans In Space

PARTNER

Boeing

Launch

June 5, 2024

THE CREW

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams

Boeing's Starliner Spacecraft

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Mission Resources

Mission Blog

Read through the key milestones leading up to and through liftoff on the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test mission blog.

Mission Overview

Explore mission highlights detailing the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test.

FAQs

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Crew News Conference Advisory

Read coverage details on the crew news conference from the International Space Station.

Successful Launch Release

Read through details on a successful launch of NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station.

Updated Launch Coverage Advisory

Browse through NASA's coverage for the upcoming launch to the International Space Station.

Second Launch Attempt Coverage Advisory

Browse through NASA's coverage for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test second launch attempt to the International Space Station.

Mission Progress Teleconference Advisory

NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance leadership will discuss mission progress in a media teleconference.

First Launch Attempt Coverage Advisory

Browse through NASA's coverage for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test first launch attempt to the International Space Station.

Crew Arrival & Briefings Teleconference Advisory

Read details on the crew arrival media event and Flight Test Readiness Review media teleconference for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test launch.

Media Accreditation Advisory

Read through NASA's media accreditation advisory for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test launch.

News Conference Advisory

Read the schedule for mission news conferences with leadership and crew ahead of the upcoming launch.

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Liftoff!

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lifted off at 10:52 a.m. EDT June 6 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on an end -to-end test of the Starliner spacecraft.

NEWS CONFERENCE

Program Overview News Conference

NASA leadership and Boeing officials discuss flight test readiness, objectives, and priorities ahead of the Starliner spacecraft's first crewed flight to the International Space Station.

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during Suited EMER SIM Operations in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Nov. 3, 2022 (Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz).