View the Milestone Boeing Starliner Launch from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Launch scheduled May 6 for milestone crewed mission

On May 6, guests to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will see Boeing’s Starliner launch its first crewed mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The Crew Flight Test will send Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – On May 6, guests to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will see Boeing’s Starliner launch its first crewed mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The Crew Flight Test will send Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station.

Guests to the visitor complex have been getting a preview of what these astronauts will experience since the opening of Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex® in 2022. From the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Spacesuit featuring elements that will be worn by Wilmore and Williams, to a mock-up of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner capsule, the crew module that will be used in this milestone launch.

Anyone interested in the closest viewing available of this launch can purchase tickets to view the launch from Banana Creek at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex – just 5.4 miles from the launch pad.

All launch transportation tickets are mission specific, not date/time specific. Launch transportation tickets are non-transferrable to another mission. More scrub policy information can be found here.

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