时间：2026-09-23 03:28:32 来源：网络整理编辑：綜合
Two astronauts are getting ready to fly a new spaceship built by Boeing, making this only the sixth
Two astronauts are getting ready to fly a new spaceship built by Boeing, making this only the sixth time in history that NASA has flown a new passenger-grade spacecraft.
The pair, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, are seasoned Navy test pilots who have each spent six months in space. They are expected to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, sending the new Starliner spacecraftto the International Space Station.
Barring any bad weather or other last-minute hiccups, the test flight could lift off as early as 10:34 p.m. ET on May 6.
"When we lay back on our backs on Monday evening, it's going to be real stuff, and the countdown is gonna be real, and it's gonna be a really thrilling time," said Wilmore, the crew commander.
Tweet may have been deleted
Here's how to watch this historic event.
Beginning two days before the planned liftoff time, NASA will host a live video feed of the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. The official pre-launch broadcast will begin at about6:30 p.m. ET on May 6, about four hours prior to launch.
Boeing's Starliner has faced years of delays after NASA hired the company in 2014 to build a spaceship, along with SpaceX. The spacecraft has flown two times previously without any astronauts inside. During the first uncrewed test in 2019, the ship got on the wrong orbit due to software problems and didn't make it to the space station. The company did a redo of the test in 2022, which NASA largely viewed as successful.
But getting to its first flight with humans on board has been a struggle. Boeing wanted to do the crewed test flight last year, but flammable interior tape and parachute lines that didn't meet safety standards stymied the launch, putting it off to 2024.
Despite the setbacks, NASA says Starliner is ready to fly humans. If it launches on schedule, the ship will dock at the station just before 1 a.m. ET on May 8.
TopicsNASA
Balloon fanatic Tim Kaine is also, of course, very good at harmonica2026-09-23 03:24
The International 'Dota 2' Championships mid2026-09-23 02:54
ABC orders more shows for app, including one from Viola Davis' production company2026-09-23 02:45
Facebook suspended woman's account during fatal standoff with police2026-09-23 02:22
Olympics official on Rio's green diving pool: 'Chemistry is not an exact science'2026-09-23 01:50
Justin Bieber is nude on vacation and cold water is wet2026-09-23 01:32
Apple celebrates Singapore's National Day with curated list of apps2026-09-23 01:21
It's going to be way harder for young people to vape2026-09-23 01:18
Watch MTV's Video Music Awards 2016 livestream2026-09-23 00:55
Apple introduces its first security bounty program2026-09-23 00:52
Snapchat is about to explode in popularity, report says2026-09-23 02:58
Hospitals, football referees caught up in Turkish coup crackdown2026-09-23 02:45
Ah, yes, here are 50,000 rubber ducks cascading into the Chicago River2026-09-23 02:14
How Gisele Bundchen stole the spotlight at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony2026-09-23 02:08
Here's George Takei chilling in zero gravity for the 'Star Trek' anniversary2026-09-23 02:03
How Gisele Bundchen stole the spotlight at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony2026-09-23 02:00
Hospitals, football referees caught up in Turkish coup crackdown2026-09-23 01:52
James Corden will get the 'Peter Rabbit' movie hopping at Sony2026-09-23 01:38
Major earthquake and multiple aftershocks rock central Italy2026-09-23 01:11
Facebook suspended woman's account during fatal standoff with police2026-09-23 00:50
