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NASA’s Boeing Starliner
Crew Flight (CFT)

June 01, 2024 12:25 p.m

Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Station

UPDATE: All premium launch transport tickets and admission tickets purchased for the 6 May experience remain valid for the next experience, which is currently scheduled for no earlier than (NET) 1 June 2024. Holders of launch transport tickets will be notified by email , when additional information is available.

You don’t want to miss this exciting milestone launch for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program! The crewed flight test will send two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for the first time. Join us to witness liftoff and hear more about the journey built up to this point.

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Watch the launch as the Atlas V rocket leaves the pad! This exclusive viewing opportunity is available with the purchase of a premium launch transport ticket in addition to admission.

Due to the launch of NASA’s Boeing Starliner, the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour will not be available on June 1, 2024.


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$70 in addition to admission

  • Approximately 5.4 miles/8.7 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Limited seats in the stands; Who boiled, he boiled.

  • Play audio, video feeds and commentary provided by a space expert communicator

North Lawn of Atlantis

Located on the left as you approach Space Shuttle Atlantis®

Included with admission

  • See the rocket after it clears the tree line
  • Approximately 7.1 miles / 11.4 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Limited seats in the stands; Who boiled, he boiled.

  • Launch audio, video and available communicator commentary

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A ULA Atlas V rocket lifts off from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

NET June 1, 2024 | Crewed flight test of NASA’s Boeing Starliner

NASA’s Boeing Starliner astronauts

Butch Wilmore

Mission Commander

Sunny Williams

Pilot

MISSION DETAILS:

  • Launch Provider: United Launch Alliance
  • Missile type: Atlas V

The crew flight test will demonstrate the ability of Boeing’s Starliner and United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket to safely transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station. After a successful test flight with astronauts, NASA will begin the final certification process of the Starliner spacecraft and systems for regular crew rotation flights to the space station.