The decision to proceed with the historic crewed launch of a new spacecraft is made by Boeing and NASA.
The decision to proceed with the historic crewed launch of a new spacecraft is made by Boeing and NASA. The Starliner capsule was created by Boeing for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The spaceship appears as it would in orbit in this rendering. Finally, after a bewildering array of test flight mishaps and years of delays, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is scheduled for its first crewed launch. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to launch from Florida on May 6 and reach the International Space Station. This might be a historic and long-awaited win for the struggling Starliner program. During a press conference on Thursday, Mark Nappi, vice president and manager of Boeing's Starliner program, stated, "Design and development is hard—particularly with a human space vehicle." "There were several ...