Boeing's Starliner Set for First Piloted ISS Mission on ULA's Atlas V Monday

May 6, 2024, 03:49 PM

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set for its first piloted launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET, years behind schedule and more than a billion dollars over budget. This critical mission, launching aboard ULA's Atlas V rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, involves astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore. If successful, NASA plans to use Boeing along with SpaceX for future astronaut transportation to the ISS. This mission is crucial as it represents Boeing's delayed entry into NASA's commercial crew program, aimed at facilitating regular astronaut trips to the ISS.