News about Virgin Galactic, space

First to board #Starliner tonight is #CFT mission commander Butch Wilmore, a retired U.S. Navy captain and veteran of two previous spaceflights to the space station. pic.twitter.com/53bX69LlJR

We are now exactly three hours away from liftoff. Blue Team operations continue to progress smoothly at the pad following hatch opening while launch team members monitor the health and status of rocket and pad systems. bit.ly/av_cft pic.twitter.com/xtAGKbzdbh

Great story here from @StephenClark1 on what it's like to fly a new spacecraft for the first time. Includes comments from Bob Crippen! arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/spacex-got-the-fanfare-but-boeings-first-crew-flight-is-still-historic/

Tonight! These two Navy combat/test pilot/astronauts will launch to space, flying the @Boeing spaceship and @ulalaunch rocket for the very first time. Watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA9UZF-SZoQ Have a great mission Butch and @Astro_Suni! pic.twitter.com/3OWRTa1vVr