NASA astronauts Sunita Williams (left) and Barry “Butch” Wilmore walked out for a launch day dress rehearsal on April 26. They are slated to launch as early as May 6 on the long-awaited Crew Flight Test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.
Credit: Frank Micheaux/NASA
NASA is once again turning to astronauts with military test pilot experience to cap off the tumultuous, 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers for transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The participants in the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test (CFT)...
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