NASA, Boeing To Discuss Starliner's Mission

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station on the company's Orbital Flight Test-2 mission (Credits: NASA)

NASA and Boeing will discuss Starliner's mission and departure from the International Space Station as part of the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test in a pre-departure media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 18.

NASA, Boeing, and station management teams will evaluate mission requirements and weather conditions at available landing locations in the southwestern U.S. before committing to the spacecraft's departure from the orbiting laboratory.

Participants in the news conference include:

  • Steve Stich, manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program
  • Dana Weigel, manager, NASA's International Space Station Program
  • Mike Lammers, flight director, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston
  • Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Boeing
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