NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been suiting up in new spacesuits ahead of the first crewed Boeing Starliner test flight tonight.
Two NASA astronauts are making final preparations before the first crewed launch of the new Boeing Starliner capsule, which will launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida later tonight, Monday May 6. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to launch at 10:34 p.m. ET (here’s how to watch), with a Alliance Atlas V rocket launching the Starliner for its test flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
The weather looks food for the launch tonight with 95% chance of favorable conditions, so Wilmore and Williams have been suiting up in the new Starliner suits specially designed for this mission.
The blue suits, different from the white suits worn on SpaceX Dragon missions, have been designed to be lighter and more flexible than previous spacesuits, according to NASA, with zippers at the joints to allow for for motion and an attached helmet and visor.
