WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will present reside protection of prelaunch and launch actions for the company’s Boeing Crew Flight Take a look at, which is able to carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the Worldwide Area Station.
Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is focused for 10:34 p.m. EDT Monday, Could 6, from Area Launch Complicated-41 at Cape Canaveral Area Pressure Station in Florida.
The flight take a look at will carry Wilmore and Williams to the house station for a few week to check the Starliner spacecraft and its subsystems earlier than NASA certifies the transportation system for rotational missions to the orbiting laboratory for the company’s Business Crew Program.
Starliner will dock to the forward-facing port of the station’s Concord module at 12:48 a.m., Wednesday, Could 8.
The deadline for media accreditation for in-person protection of this launch has handed. The company’s media credentialing coverage is out there on-line. For questions on media accreditation, please electronic mail: [email protected].
NASA’s mission protection is as follows (all instances Japanese and topic to vary primarily based on real-time operations):
Wednesday, Could 1
1:30 p.m. – Digital information convention at Kennedy with the flight take a look at astronauts:
- NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore
- NASA astronaut Suni Williams
Protection of the digital information convention will stream reside on NASA+, NASA Tv, the NASA app, YouTube, and the company’s web site.
Media might ask questions through cellphone solely. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Could 1, at: [email protected].
Friday, Could 3
12:30 p.m. – Prelaunch information convention at Kennedy (no sooner than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Overview) with the next individuals:
- NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson
- Steve Stich, supervisor, NASA’s Business Crew Program
- Dana Weigel, supervisor, NASA’s Worldwide Area Station Program
- Emily Nelson, chief flight director, NASA
- Jennifer Buchli, chief scientist, NASA’s Worldwide Area Station Program
- Mark Nappi, vice chairman and program supervisor, Business Crew Program, Boeing
- Gary Wentz, vice chairman, Authorities and Business Packages, ULA
- Brian Cizek, launch climate officer, forty fifth Climate Squadron, Cape Canaveral Area Pressure Station
Protection of the prelaunch information convention will stream reside on NASA+, NASA Tv, the NASA app, YouTube, and the company’s web site.
Media might ask questions in individual and through cellphone. Restricted auditorium house shall be out there for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, media ought to contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 11:30 a.m., Friday, Could 3, at [email protected].
3:30 p.m. – NASA Social panel reside stream occasion at Kennedy with the next individuals:
- Ian Kappes, deputy launch automobile workplace supervisor, NASA’s Business Crew Program
- Amy Comeau Denker, Starliner affiliate chief engineer, Boeing
- Caleb Weiss, system engineering and take a look at chief, ULA
- Jennifer Buchli, chief scientist, NASA’s Worldwide Area Station Program
Protection of the panel reside stream occasion will stream reside at @NASAKennedy on YouTube, @NASAKennedy on X, and @NASAKennedy on Fb. Members of the general public might ask questions on-line by posting inquiries to the YouTube, X, and Fb livestreams utilizing #AskNASA.
Monday, Could 6
6:30 p.m. – Launch protection begins on NASA+, NASA Tv, the NASA app, YouTube, and the company’s web site.
10:34 p.m. – Launch
Launch protection on NASA+ will finish shortly after Starliner orbital insertion. NASA Tv will present steady protection main as much as docking and thru hatch opening and welcome remarks.
Tuesday, Could 7
12 a.m. – Postlaunch information convention with the next individuals:
- NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy
- Ken Bowersox, affiliate administrator, NASA’s Area Operations Mission Directorate
- Steve Stich, supervisor, NASA’s Business Crew Program
- Dana Weigel, supervisor, NASA’s Worldwide Area Station Program
- Mark Nappi, vice chairman and program supervisor, Business Crew Program, Boeing
- Gary Wentz, vice chairman, Authorities and Business Packages, ULA
Protection of the postlaunch information convention will air reside on NASA+, NASA Tv, the NASA app, YouTube, and the company’s web site.
NASA+ will resume protection and NASA Tv’s media channel will break from in-orbit protection to hold the postlaunch information convention. Mission operational protection will proceed on NASA Tv’s public channel and the company’s web site. As soon as the postlaunch information convention is full, NASA+ protection will finish, and mission protection will proceed on each NASA channels.
Media might ask questions in individual and through cellphone. Restricted auditorium house shall be out there for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, media ought to contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 10:30 p.m., Monday, Could 6, at [email protected].
10:15 p.m. – Arrival protection resumes on NASA+, the NASA app, and YouTube, and continues on NASA Tv and the company’s web site.
Wednesday, Could 8
12:48 a.m. – Focused docking to the forward-facing port of the station’s Concord module
2:35 a.m. – Hatch opening
3:15 a.m. – Welcome remarks
4:15 a.m. – Publish-docking information convention at Johnson with the next individuals:
- NASA Affiliate Administrator Jim Free
- Steve Stich, supervisor, NASA’s Business Crew Program
- Dana Weigel, supervisor, NASA’s Worldwide Area Station Program
- Mark Nappi, vice chairman and program supervisor, Business Crew Program, Boeing
Protection of the post-docking information convention will air reside on NASA+, NASA Tv, the NASA app, YouTube, and the company’s web site.
All instances are estimates and might be adjusted primarily based on operations after launch. Observe the house station weblog for probably the most up-to-date operations data.
Audio Solely Protection
Audio solely of the information conferences and launch protection shall be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which can be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240 or -7135. On launch day, “mission audio,” countdown actions with out NASA Tv launch commentary, shall be carried on 321-867-7135.
Launch audio additionally shall be out there on Launch Info Service and Newbie Tv System’s VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and KSC Newbie Radio Membership’s UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard inside Brevard County on the Area Coast.
Stay Video Protection Previous to Launch
NASA will present a reside video feed of Area Launch Complicated-41 roughly 48 hours previous to the deliberate liftoff of the mission. Pending unlikely technical points, the feed shall be uninterrupted till the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA Tv, roughly 4 hours previous to launch. As soon as the feed is reside, discover it right here: http://youtube.com/kscnewsroom.
NASA Web site Launch Protection
Launch day protection of the mission shall be out there on the company’s web site. Protection will embody reside streaming and weblog updates starting no sooner than 6:30 p.m., Could 6 because the countdown milestones happen. On-demand streaming video and images of the launch shall be out there shortly after liftoff.
For questions on countdown protection, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Observe countdown protection on the industrial crew or the Crew Flight Take a look at weblog.
Attend the Launch Nearly
Members of the general public can register to attend this launch nearly. NASA’s digital visitor program for this mission additionally consists of curated launch sources, notifications about associated alternatives or adjustments, and a stamp for the NASA digital visitor passport following launch.
Watch and Interact on Social Media
Let individuals know you are following the mission on X, Fb, and Instagram by utilizing the hashtags #Starliner and #NASASocial. It’s also possible to keep related by following and tagging these accounts:
X: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS National Lab, @BoeingSpace, @Commercial_Crew
Fb: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS Nationwide Lab
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab
Protection en Espanol
Do you know NASA has a Spanish part known as NASA en Espanol? Take a look at NASA en Espanol on X, Instagram, Fb, and YouTube for extra mission protection.
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425; [email protected]; o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371; [email protected].
NASA’s Business Crew Program has delivered on its aim of secure, dependable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the Worldwide Area Station from america by means of a partnership with American personal business. This partnership is altering the arc of human spaceflight historical past by opening entry to low-Earth orbit and the Worldwide Area Station to extra individuals, science, and industrial alternatives. The house station stays the springboard to NASA’s subsequent nice leap in house exploration, together with future missions to the Moon and, finally, to Mars.
For NASA’s launch weblog and extra details about the mission, go to:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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