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NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft departure from the International Space Station and return to Earth. The uncrewed spacecraft will depart from the orbiting laboratory for a landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.<\/p>\n
Starliner is scheduled to autonomously undock from the space station at approximately 6:04 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, to begin the journey home, weather conditions permitting. NASA and Boeing are targeting approximately 12:03 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, for the landing and conclusion of the flight test.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s live coverage of return and related activities will stream on NASA+, the NASA app, and the agency\u2019s website. Learn how to stream NASA programming through a variety of platforms including social media.<\/p>\n
Ahead of Starliner\u2019s return, NASA will host a pre-departure news conference at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, from the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew and International Space Station Program managers and a flight director will participate.<\/p>\n
To attend the pre-departure news conference in person, U.S. media must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov or 281-483-5111. To join the pre-departure news conference by phone, media must contact the NASA newsroom no later than two hours prior to the start of the call.<\/p>\n
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft on June 5 for its first crewed flight, arriving at the space station on June 6. As Starliner approached the orbiting laboratory, NASA and Boeing identified helium leaks and experienced issues with the spacecraft reaction control thrusters. For the safety of the astronauts, NASA announced on Aug. 24 that Starliner will return to Earth from the station without a crew. Wilmore and Williams will remain aboard the station and return home in February 2025 aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with two other crew members assigned to NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):<\/p>\n
Wednesday<\/strong>, Sept. 4<\/strong> 12 p.m. \u2013 Starliner pre-departure news conference from NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n Friday, Sept. <\/strong>6<\/strong> 5:45 p.m. \u2013 Undocking coverage begins on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n 6:04 p.m. \u2013 Undocking<\/p>\n 10:50 p.m. \u2013 Coverage resumes for deorbit burn, entry, and landing on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n Saturday, Sept. <\/strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n 12:03 a.m. \u2013 Targeted landing<\/p>\n 1:30 a.m. \u2013 Post-landing news conference with the following participants:<\/p>\n Coverage of the post-landing news conference will stream live on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n To attend the post-landing news conference in person, U.S. media must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 12 p.m., Sept. 6. To join the post-landing news conference by phone, media must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom no later than one hour prior to the start of the event.<\/p>\n See full mission coverage, NASA\u2019s commercial crew blog, and more information about the mission at:<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Joshua Finch \/ Jimi Russell Leah Cheshier Steve Siceloff\n
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov \/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov<\/p>\n
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/p>\n
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
321-867-2468
steven.p.sieceloff@nasa.gov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n