Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center as 1st crew for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft


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Drudge Report— CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, who both joined NASA’s astronaut corps more than two decades ago, will be the commander and pilot for the Crew Flight Test mission of the much-delayed spacecraft. It’s

Phys.org—Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center as first crew for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. 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.

Space.com—Boeing's Starliner to join exclusive spacecraft club with 1st astronaut launch today. Boeing's Starliner capsule will launch astronauts for the first time today (May 6), joining a very select group of spacecraft.

CNN—How to watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner spacecraft. Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, carrying — at long last — two NASA astronauts to orbit. The mission, dubbed the Crew Flight Test, could take off as soon as Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Live coverage of the event will stream on NASA channels beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET Monday, according to the space agency. The occasion is a decade in the making — the culmination...