How to Watch Launch of Boeing Starliner's First Crewed Flight Test

The launch of the spacecraft headed to the International Space Station is one of the last steps before its certification for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Kimberly Johnson

Monday, May 06, 2024 at 01:37 PM ET

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Launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:34 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. [Courtesy: Boeing]

Key Takeaways:

Boeing's Starliner is scheduled for its first crewed flight test (CFT) to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday evening at 10:34 p.m. EDT.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will test the Starliner spacecraft and its subsystems during their week-long mission to the ISS.
A successful CFT will certify Starliner for future rotational missions to the ISS, beginning with Starliner-1 in 2025, under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

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Boeing’s Starliner, a semireusable vessel designed to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and low-Earth orbit, is set to launch its first crewed flight test (CFT) Monday evening.

According to NASA, launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:34 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.