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NASA to Give Team Air Travel Examination Condition Update

.NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to provide an improve on the firm's Boeing Crew Trip Test. Purpose supervisors continue to assess the Starliner spacecraft's readiness ahead of decisional meetings no earlier than next week regarding the come back of NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore and also Suni Williams.Sound of the tele-conference will definitely stream survive on the company's web site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.Individuals consist of:.Ken Bowersox, associate supervisor, NASA's Space Procedures Objective Directorate.Joel Montalbano, deputy associate supervisor, NASA's Area Functions Objective Directorate.Russ DeLoach, main, NASA's Workplace of Protection as well as Objective Affirmation.NASA primary rocketeer Joe Acaba.Emily Nelson, primary flight director, NASA's Tour Procedures Directorate.To ask questions during the course of the teleconference, media have to RSVP no behind 2 hours prior to the start of the call to Jimi Russell at: james.j.russell@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification policy is actually offered online.NASA's Boeing Staff Flight Test released on June 5 on a ULA (United Release Partnership) Atlas V spacecraft coming from Room Launch Complex-41 at Peninsula Canaveral Area Force Station in Fla. It is actually an end-to-end test of the Starliner system as portion of the organization's Industrial Staff Program. Through collaboration along with American personal industry, NASA is opening accessibility to reduced Earth orbit as well as the spaceport station to additional individuals, science, and also commercial chances.For NASA's blogging site and also additional relevant information concerning the goal, browse through:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- end-.Josh Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Courtney Beasley/ Leah CheshierJohnson Area Facility, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov/ leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.