Boeing is finally set to launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for Nasa carried on a test flight towards the International Space Station on May 6.
This is happening after years of delays. However, many people are unaware about the exact time of its launch. But don’t worry, we have got the details.
As of now, on Monday, Boeing's first Starliner will carry astronauts during the launch into orbit at 10:34pm EDT (0234 May 7 GMT) on the top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Moreover, on a week-long test flight to the space station, the mission will launch Nasa astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, according to Space.
If all of this goes smoothly, Boeing's Starliner will launch the astronauts to the space station, dock by Wednesday, May 8. Then they will return to Earth approximately after eight days later with a landing in the desert of the southwestern United States. Interestingly, previous uncrewed test flights landed at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Boeing and Nasa agreed that Starliner is ready to carry its first astronauts on Friday. They eventually gave the go ahead for the launch which was long-anticipated.
