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NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test<\/a> astronauts Butch Wilmore, commander, and Suni Williams, pilot, are suited up and on their way to the launch pad for tonight\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n The duo spent about an hour putting on their suits and completing suit leak checks inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n After departing the building, Wilmore and Williams waved to family and friends waiting outside before loading into Boeing\u2019s Astrovan.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s fly\u201d Wilmore said.<\/p>\n The nine-mile drive will take the astronauts to the launch pad at nearby Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n Wilmore and Williams are the first crew to fly aboard Boeing\u2019s Starliner as part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program<\/a>. Liftoff to the International Space Station is scheduled for 10:34 p.m. EDT. The crew is expected to arrive at the orbiting laboratory for rendezvous and docking at 12:46 a.m. Wednesday, May 8.<\/p>\n Wilmore and Williams will spend about a week at the space station before the crew capsule makes a parachute and airbag-assisted landing<\/a> in the southwestern United States.<\/p>\n Once the flight test is complete, NASA will begin the final process of certifying Starliner and its systems for regular human spaceflight launches.<\/p>\n Learn more about NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test by following the mission blog<\/a>, the commercial crew blog<\/a>, @commercial_crew<\/a> on X, and commercial crew<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n .@NASA_Astronauts<\/a> Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at @NASAKennedy<\/a> for Space Launch Complex 41 to board the @BoeingSpace<\/a> #Starliner<\/a> for launch on the Crew Flight Test. ?: https:\/\/t.co\/LNrWA1HBD8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ngyt0enEhM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NASA HQ PHOTO (@nasahqphoto) May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Elyna Niles-Carnes <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, commander, and Suni Williams, pilot, are suited up and on their way to the launch pad for tonight\u2019s launch. The duo spent about an hour putting on their suits and completing suit leak checks inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency\u2019s Kennedy \u2026 Continue reading \n