A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 19, 2022.A new spacecraft will at last launch its first crew in May, and a fresh group of NASA astronauts say they're excited to support it.test launch with astronauts, which is now expected in May.
"I'm definitely familiar with that insight, in terms of the developmental pieces, and as an operator, that's fantastic, to be able to know what's happening developmentally, making changes or suggestions," he said. "It's going to give us more opportunities to fly," Williams said."There are so many vehicles coming online right now." Aside from Starliner, other new crewed vehicles on the horizon for NASA astronauts include the
Flight surgeon and astronaut Anil Menon said Starliner's forthcoming launch is"another success of the commercial crew program" that shows NASA's spending on development a decade ago was worth it. Meanwhile, Navy aviator and fellow astronaut Jack Hathaway is celebrating the commercial success alongside a more personal connection.