LIVE: Experts discuss details ahead of the launch of
@BoeingSpace
's
#Starliner
Crew Flight Test. Liftoff is targeted for May 6 at 10:34pm ET (0234 UTC May 7). Two
@NASA_Astronauts
will be aboard testing the end-to-end capabilities of the spacecraft.
More astronauts aboard means more science!
The
@Commercial_Crew
program partners with industry to bring astronauts, cargo, and experiments routinely to the
@Space_Station
, an orbiting microgravity lab. Read about commercial crew benefitting station:
Teams with
@ulalaunch
have completed the Launch Readiness Review for
@NASA
’s
@BoeingSpace
Crew Flight Test mission and have given a “go” for launch on May 6!
A prelaunch news conference will begin at 12:30pm ET.
More:
Watch:
Our stars aligned with digital creators for the
#Starliner
Crew Flight Test
#NASASocial
ahead of the mission's targeted launch on Monday, May 6. Follow along as we share their experiences, tours, and behind-the-scenes look at
@NASAKennedy
.
☀️ Launch weather update:
Weather officials with
@SLDelta45
predict a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at Space Launch Complex-41 for the liftoff of
@Commercial_Crew
's
@BoeingSpace
Crew Flight Test aboard a
@ulalaunch
Atlas V rocket.
Launch is targeted for 10:34pm ET…
The names of Wilmore and Williams will soon join Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra and Cooper as pioneering astronauts to launch atop Atlas rockets from Cape Canaveral.
Meet the first
#Starliner
astronauts launching Monday atop
#AtlasV
:
Wondering when and where you may see the
#AtlasV
#Starliner
#CFT
launch? The visibility map shows your best chances to see the rocket along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.! Launch is scheduled for May 6, 2024 at 10:34 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral, FL.
From the football field to the launch pad,
@NASA_Astronauts
Butch Wilmore and Billy Stover, CCP's chief safety officer, have been friends and (friendly) competitors for 40 years.
“We’re like brothers," Stover said.
More on their friendship:
Making room for
#Starliner
!
Ahead of the agency's
@BoeingSpace
Crew Flight Test launch, the
#Crew8
crew members relocated the Dragon spacecraft, freeing up the forward port for Starliner to autonomously dock to
@Space_Station
.
More:
“This is where we’re supposed to be.” -
@Astro_Suni
Crew Flight Test mission commander Butch Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams answered media and social media questions earlier today from crew quarantine, declaring their readiness for this mission.
More:
This week at NASA:
Prelaunch activities are underway at
@NASAKennedy
ahead of the
#Starliner
Crew Flight Test on May 6, studying the Sun’s effects on Earth during the recent eclipse, and we celebrate our home planet for
#EarthDay
.
For all this and more:
👋 Welcome to our spacecraft!
Get an inside glimpse into the Boeing Mission Trainer (BMT) at
@NASA_Johnson
, one of the
#Starliner
simulators that has prepared the Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT)
@NASA_Astronauts
for their upcoming journey to
@Space_Station
.
Commanded by Butch…
Real time- we are getting ready for
#Starliner
launch on May 6th. This is a rehearsal for launch preparation called Crew Training Activity. We will take the Astrovan to our beautiful spacecraft. As Edna Mode said “Luck favors the prepared”. We will be ready for launch day!
On the
#Starliner
AstroVan on the way to the
#ULA
Launch Pad—Pad 41 at the
#USSF
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Getting ready for launch day on May 6. Go Starliner