Space

NASA to Offer Staff Air Travel Test Status Update

.NASA will organize a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to deliver an update on the firm's Boeing Crew Air travel Test. Goal supervisors continue to assess the Starliner space probe's readiness in advance of decisional conferences no earlier than upcoming full week pertaining to the come back of NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams.Sound of the teleconference will flow live on the organization's internet site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.Attendees consist of:.Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA's Area Procedures Purpose Directorate.Joel Montalbano, deputy colleague manager, NASA's Space Operations Purpose Directorate.Russ DeLoach, chief, NASA's Workplace of Security as well as Purpose Affirmation.NASA chief astronaut Joe Acaba.Emily Nelson, primary trip supervisor, NASA's Tour Operations Directorate.To ask inquiries throughout the teleconference, media need to RSVP absolutely no behind two hours before the beginning of decision to Jimi Russell at: james.j.russell@nasa.gov. NASA's media accreditation plan is actually on call online.NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Examination introduced on June 5 on a ULA (United Introduce Alliance) Directory V rocket from Room Introduce Complex-41 at Peninsula Canaveral Area Force Station in Fla. It is actually an end-to-end test of the Starliner body as portion of the company's Industrial Team Program. Through collaboration along with American personal business, NASA is opening accessibility to reduced Earth orbit and the spaceport station to more individuals, scientific research, and also office possibilities.For NASA's weblog and also even more details concerning the mission, see:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- edge-.Josh Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Courtney Beasley/ Leah CheshierJohnson Space Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov/ leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.