Boeing is poised to send the first Starliner space capsule with a crew of humans into orbit next week, giving it a long-delayed chance to score a badly needed win as it struggles to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

NASA and Boeing teams recently cleared for liftoff the Crew Flight Test (CFT) of Boeing's Starliner, which is set to launch on May 6. Starliner will be the second spacecraft funded by the agency's commercial crew program to carry astronauts, following SpaceX 's Crew Dragon, which made its crewed debut in May 2020.

Two NASA astronauts are set to become the first to launch aboard Boeing's Starliner space capsule. They will fly to the space station in a high-stakes test flight.

Hold your horses, space adventurers! Boeing’s Starliner capsule won’t be taking private citizens to space just yet. Their focus is squarely on NASA for now. Boeing is laser-focused on getting its first Starliner mission with NASA astronauts off the ground.

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams will be the first NASA crew to fly to space aboard Boeing Starliner. Their mission, known as Crew Flight Test, will run for about a week at the International Space Station (ISS) to certify Starliner for future missions to last six months or so.

It's not just another ride for a pair of veteran NASA astronauts who arrived to the Space Coast ahead of their flight onboard Boeing's CST-100 Starliner.

After a series of setbacks and prolonged delays, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is gearing up for its first crewed launch. This historic mission, slated to depart from Florida as early as May 6, will transport NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station (ISS).