Boeing Starliner to Launch First Crewed Mission on June 5, 2024

Mission Set to Make History with Two NASA Astronauts

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to launch its first crewed mission on June 5, 2024, at 17:30 UTC. This historic launch will mark the first time a commercial spacecraft has carried humans to the International Space Station (ISS).

Veteran Astronauts to Command Mission

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been selected to command the Starliner mission. Wilmore is a veteran astronaut with three previous space missions, while Williams holds the record for the most spacewalks by a woman. The two astronauts will live and work on the ISS for six months, conducting scientific research and maintaining the station.