Space

NASA to Provide Workers Air Travel Test Standing Update

.NASA is going to host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to deliver an update on the agency's Boeing Team Tour Exam. Purpose supervisors continue to assess the Starliner space capsule's preparedness in advance of decisional meetings no earlier than next full week pertaining to the profits of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams.Sound of the teleconference are going to flow live on the firm's web site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.Individuals include:.Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA's Space Procedures Objective Directorate.Joel Montalbano, deputy partner manager, NASA's Area Workflow Purpose Directorate.Russ DeLoach, principal, NASA's Office of Safety and security and also Mission Affirmation.NASA primary astronaut Joe Acaba.Emily Nelson, primary air travel supervisor, NASA's Flight Procedures Directorate.To inquire questions during the course of the tele-conference, media have to RSVP no beyond pair of hrs prior to the start of the call to Jimi Russell at: james.j.russell@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification plan is on call online.NASA's Boeing Staff Trip Exam launched on June 5 on a ULA (United Release Partnership) Atlas V rocket coming from Area Release Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Room Troop Terminal in Florida. It is an end-to-end test of the Starliner unit as portion of the organization's Industrial Crew Program. With relationship with American exclusive industry, NASA is opening accessibility to low Earth track and also the space station to even more folks, scientific research, and also industrial chances.For NASA's blog and even more relevant information concerning the purpose, see:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- end-.Josh Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Courtney Beasley/ Leah CheshierJohnson Space Facility, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov/ leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.