Overview

• NASA and Boeing have delayed the first crewed flight of the Starliner capsule to early May due to International Space Station (ISS) scheduling conflicts.
• The Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission will send NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS for up to two weeks.
• The delay is not attributed to any issues with the Starliner spacecraft itself, which has undergone successful technical preparations.
• This mission, launching on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, marks a critical step towards NASA certification of the spacecraft for crew rotation missions.
• NASA plans to host preview news conferences and media tours in late March to discuss the flight test readiness, objectives, and priorities.