NASA’s two most veteran astronauts, 61-year-old Butch Wilmore and 58-year-old Suni Williams, are finally flying to the International Space Station aboard a Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The United States has a new spacecraft. It is the country’s sixth crewed spacecraft since Alan Shepard became the first American in space with the Mercury capsule in 1961. Following Mercury were Gemini, Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. There is also the Orion spacecraft for Artemis lunar missions, which has yet to complete its first crewed flight. Third time’s the charm. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas … Continue reading NASA’s Most Veteran Astronauts Embark on Historic Starliner Flight