Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates
The one-week Crew Flight Test passed its latest flight readiness review with NASA on Thursday (April 25). CFT, the first Starliner mission with astronauts, aims to certify the spacecraft for six-month missions to the ISS that may start as soon as 2025. Read more about Starliner being "go for launch" here at Space.com.
How to watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner spacecraft
After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner is finally ready to fly NASA astronauts on a landmark test mission. Here’s what you should know about the historic launch.
Boeing's Starliner set for first crewed mission to ISS
In 2019, during a first uncrewed test flight, the capsule was not placed on the right trajectory and returned without reaching the ISS. Then in 2021, with the rocket on the launchpad for a new flight, blocked valves forced another postponement. The empty ...
Boeing Starliner rolls out to launch pad for 1st astronaut flight on May 6 (photos)
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — May the rocket's Force be with you!
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex-41 in Florida on Monday, May 6. The launch window opens at 10:34PM ET. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be on board.
Boeing and NASA set to launch astronauts to ISS in new Starliner capsule
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set to make its inaugural crewed launch on Monday, with the mission to carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. If successful, the Starliner will join SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in making routine trips to the space station,
Boeing Starliner is set to launch NASA astronauts from Florida on the Crewed Flight Test
The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the latest private vehicle to be ready to carry American astronauts into low Earth orbit. The first time an Atlas V rocket has lifted astronauts into space.
Boeing’s Starliner Embarks on Maiden Crewed Voyage to the ISS
The launch pad is abuzz with excitement as Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sets off on its maiden crewed journey to the International Space Station on Monday, marking a much-anticipated milestone years after SpaceX first accomplished a similar feat.
Boeing’s Starliner set for historic astronaut launch on May 6
Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University If all goes well late on May 6, 2024, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will blast off into space on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Launching from the Kennedy Space Center,
Boeing's Starliner finally ready for first crewed mission
Boeing's Starliner capsule blasts off Monday to the International Space Station on its first crewed mission -- several years after SpaceX first achieved the same milestone.The flight, a final test before Starliner takes up regular service for NASA,
Long-delayed Boeing Starliner ready for first piloted flight to the International Space Station
Wilmore and Williams are well suited to take the Starliner for its first piloted test drive. Both are former Navy test pilots ...
Air Force fighter jet takes historic first flight controlled by artificial intelligence
An experimental F-16 fighter jet has taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a history-making flight controlled by ...
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Airbus Helicopters Racer demonstrator successfully completes maiden flight
Airbus Helicopters has completed its first Racer demonstrator aircraft flight, showcasing high-speed capabilities and fuel ...
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5/05/1947: First Flight of Alitalia–Linee Aeree Italiane
DALLAS – Today, in 1947, the first Alitalia–Linee Aeree Italiane (AZ) flight took off bound for its domestic destination. On ...
I took my 2 toddlers into first class on a flight. Parents shouldn't be scared to do the same.
After I had to change my flight with my toddler twins, the only seats available were in first class. It was a memorable ...
Southwest Pilot Introduces Daughter to Passengers on Her First Flight with Him: 'More Memories to Come'
One Southwest Airlines pilot shared a special moment on a recent flight with all his passengers. The pilot greeted passengers ...