Event Details


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NASA’s Boeing Starliner
Crewed Flight Test (CFT)




Jun 01, 2024 12:25 PM

Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

UPDATE: All premium Launch Transportation Tickets and admission tickets purchased for the May 6 attempt remain valid for the next attempt, currently scheduled for no earlier than (NET) June 1, 2024. Launch Transportation Ticket holders will be notified via email when additional information is available.

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

Launch Viewing:

See the launch as the Atlas V rocket leaves the pad! This exclusive viewing opportunity is available with the purchase of a premium Launch Transportation Ticket, in addition to admission.

Due to the launch of NASA’s Boeing Starliner, the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour will be unavailable on June 1, 2024.


Launch Viewing

Apollo/Saturn V Premium
Launch Transportation Ticket

This item is sold out.

 

$70 in addition to admission

  • Approximately 5.4 miles/ 8.7 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Limited bleacher seating; First come, first served.

  • Launch audio, video feed, and commentary provided by a space-expert communicator

 

Atlantis North Lawn

Located to the left when approaching Space Shuttle Atlantis®

Included with admission

  • See the rocket once it clears the tree line
  • Approximately 7.1 miles / 11.4 kilometers from the launch pad
  • Limited bleacher seating; First-come, first-served.

  • Launch audio, video, and communicator commentary available

 

BUY ADMISSION

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

NET June 1, 2024 | NASA’s Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test

NASA’s Boeing Starliner Astronauts

Butch Wilmore

Mission Commander

Suni Williams

Pilot

MISSION DETAILS:

  • Launch Provider: United Launch Alliance
  • Rocket Type: Atlas V

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