After numerous delays across many years, NASA is closer than ever to launching its first astronauts aboard the Boeing-made CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
The latest step toward a targeted May 6 launch of the spacecraft involved the two crewmembers — NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — entering quarantine, a regular pre-flight procedure to prevent crew heading to the International Space Station from taking with them any nasty bugs.
Related During the quarantine period, contact between astronauts and others is limited to remote interactions, though family and some launch team members may also enter quarantine or get special clearance so that they can have face-to-face interactions right up to launch. When the spacecraft blasts off on the 10-day mission, the pair will make history by becoming the first people to fly on Starliner.
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