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NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to provide an update on the agency\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Mission managers continue to evaluate the Starliner spacecraft\u2019s readiness in advance of decisional meetings no earlier than next week regarding the return of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.<\/p>\n
Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency\u2019s website at:<\/p>\n
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Participants include:<\/p>\n
To ask questions during the teleconference, media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the call to Jimi Russell at: james.j.russell@nasa.gov. NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy is available online.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test launched on June 5 on a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It is an end-to-end test of the Starliner system as part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program. Through partnership with American private industry, NASA is opening access to low Earth orbit and the space station to more people, science, and commercial opportunities.<\/p>\n
For NASA\u2019s blog and more information about the mission, visit:<\/p>\n
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Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov \/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov<\/p>\n
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov \/ leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n