| June 01, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-070 NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Crew Flight Test Today
52647409385_0e66e2334e_o.jpeg Inside Boeingâs Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASAâs Kennedy Space Center, the Starliner team works to finalize the mate of the crew module and new service module for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test that will take NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Credits: Boeing/John Grant |
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 5Â p.m. EDT today, Thursday, June 1, to provide an update on the agencyâs Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station â the first flight with astronauts on the companyâs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. Audio of the teleconference will livestream on NASAâs website. The briefing participants are: - Steve Stich, manager, NASAâs Commercial Crew Program
- Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, CST-100 Starliner, Boeing
- Joel Montalbano, manager, NASAâs International Space Station Program
To participate in the call, media must RSVP no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the event at ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. The Crew Flight Test will demonstrate the ability of Starliner and the United Launch Allianceâs Atlas V rocket to safely carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. NASA will fly two astronaut test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to the space station. Find out more about NASAâs Commercial Crew Program at: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew -end- |