NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Pre-Departure News Conference

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Ahead of Starliner’s return, NASA will host a pre-departure news conference at 12 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Participants include:
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center
Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station, NASA Johnson Space Center
Anthony Vareha, flight director, International Space Station

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s 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’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.

For Starliner Crew Flight Test upcoming live event information: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nas...
For Starliner FAQ: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station...
For NASA’s blog and additional information about the mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Credit: NASA