# NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company’s first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew.

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Read through the key milestones leading up to and through liftoff on the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test mission blog.

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## Program Overview News Conference

NASA leadership and Boeing officials discuss flight test readiness, objectives, and priorities ahead of the Starliner spacecraft's first crewed flight to the International Space Station. The flight test, currently scheduled to launch early May, will transport Wilmore and Williams to the orbiting laboratory for a planned stay of up to two weeks.
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## Barry Wilmore

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## Suni Williams

Read more about NASA astronaut Suni Williams, pilot for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test mission.

## Mission Overview News Conference

Listen to mission managers discuss the flight plan, timeline, and details of Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight test.

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Listen to NASA astronaut Barry E. Wilmore and Suni Williams discuss their upcoming mission to the International Space Station.

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-  									Page Last Updated:								  								May 03, 2024								 
-  									Page Editor:								  									Claire A. O'Shea								 
-  								Responsible NASA Official:							  								Abigail Bowman