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NASA’s Boeing Astronauts at Launch Pad

By |2024-06-01T09:41:00-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrive Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of liftoff scheduled for 12:25 p.m. ET Saturday, June 1, 2024. Wilmore and Williams are the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of [...]

NASA Astronauts Wave to Family, Friends as They Head to Launch Pad

By |2024-06-01T09:12:00-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew members are on their way to load up into Boeing’s Astrovan for the trip to the launch pad [...]

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Launch Milestones

By |2024-06-01T08:45:00-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at sunrise on the launch pad of Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2024, ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Photo credit: NASA+ In less than four hours, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni [...]

NASA’s Astronauts Suit Up for Boeing Crew Flight Test Launch

By |2024-06-01T08:30:00-04:00June 1st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams perform checks of their Boeing spacesuits in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Photo credit: NASA+ NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are being [...]

NASA, Mission Partners Ready for Starliner Launch

By |2024-05-31T14:35:00-04:00May 31st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and mission partners participate in a prelaunch briefing for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Friday, May 31, 2024. From left to right at the dais are Derrol Nail, NASA Communications; Jim Free, NASA associate administrator; Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s [...]

NASA, Partners Host Boeing Crew Flight Test Prelaunch Media Briefing

By |2024-05-31T11:00:00-04:00May 31st, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is seen on the launch pad of Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, May 30, 2024, ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni [...]

NASA, Mission Partners ‘Go’ for Crew Flight Test Launch

By |2024-05-29T16:03:00-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrive back at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The first launch attempt on May 6 was scrubbed. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, Wilmore and Williams [...]

NASA, Mission Partners Answer Questions Behind Starliner Scrub

By |2024-05-24T14:12:00-04:00May 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft at launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA/Joel Kowsky Managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) hosted a media teleconference to discuss ongoing work ahead of sending NASA astronauts [...]

NASA, Mission Partners Hold Teleconference Ahead of Starliner Launch

By |2024-05-24T10:31:00-04:00May 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ON Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) will discuss updates regarding ongoing work for the [...]

NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test

By |2024-05-22T20:15:00-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky  Mission managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA [...]

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