
Spacecraft commander Barry Wilmore (L) and pilot Suni Williams (R) are seen during the crew walkout from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building ahead of their expected lift off at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 06, 2024. After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner spaceship is finally set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, marking a crucial step for both the US aerospace giant and NASA’s commercial outsourcing strategy. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)