Summary
Atlas V rocket lifts Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the top of the rocket. The first flight of the Boeing Starliner will take place on May 6 at 10:34 pm EDT (02:34 UTC on May 7) The U.S. space program is preparing for the launch of the first commercial space station. The space station is expected to be operational by 2018. On the eve of the launch of the first space shuttle mission, the U.S. space agency is preparing for the launch. The U.N. space shuttle program has been in operation since 1986. The CFT mission will be only the sixth time in more than 60 years that a U.S. orbital-class spacecraft has taken to the skies.