Space

NASA to Offer Crew Air Travel Exam Status Update

.NASA is going to host a media tele-conference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to supply an update on the organization's Boeing Workers Air travel Examination. Purpose supervisors continue to assess the Starliner space capsule's readiness in advance of decisional appointments no earlier than following week relating to the return of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.Audio of the tele-conference are going to flow live on the firm's web site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.Participants feature:.Ken Bowersox, associate supervisor, NASA's Area Procedures Goal Directorate.Joel Montalbano, deputy affiliate supervisor, NASA's Space Procedures Purpose Directorate.Russ DeLoach, main, NASA's Office of Protection and also Purpose Assurance.NASA main rocketeer Joe Acaba.Emily Nelson, chief flight supervisor, NASA's Tour Functions Directorate.To inquire concerns throughout the teleconference, media must RSVP zero behind pair of hrs before the begin of the call to Jimi Russell at: james.j.russell@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification policy is accessible online.NASA's Boeing Workers Air travel Test introduced on June 5 on a ULA (United Launch Collaboration) Directory V rocket coming from Room Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Area Force Terminal in Fla. It is actually an end-to-end test of the Starliner device as portion of the company's Commercial Team Plan. By means of alliance with United States private market, NASA is opening accessibility to low Earth track as well as the space station to more individuals, science, as well as commercial chances.For NASA's blogging site and more information concerning the goal, go to:.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 Room Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov/ leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.