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May 30, 2024 NASA Updates
Coverage for Boeing’s Starliner Launch, Docking
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaches the International Space Station on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission before automatically docking to the Harmony module’s forward
port. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will
carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and
Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is
targeted
for 12:25 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 1, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Starliner will dock to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at approximately 1:50 p.m., Sunday, June 2. Wilmore and
Williams will remain at the space station for about a week to test the Starliner spacecraft and
its subsystems before NASA works to complete final certification of the transportation system for rotational missions to the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA, Boeing, and ULA scrubbed the previous launch opportunity on May 6 due to a suspect oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V rocket’s Centaur second stage. Since,
teams have removed and replaced the valve, and completed an assessment of Starliner’s performance and redundancy after discovering a small helium leak in the spacecraft’s service module. As part of the helium leak investigation, NASA and Boeing
conducted a follow-on
propulsion system assessment
to understand potential helium system impacts to some Starliner return scenarios. NASA also completed a Delta-Agency Flight Test Readiness Review on May 29 to evaluate all work performed and flight rationale before proceeding toward launch.
The deadline for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch has passed. The agency’s
media credentialing policy
is available online. For questions about media accreditation, please email:
ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. NASA’s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations): Friday, May 31 1 p.m. – Prelaunch briefing with the following participants:
Coverage of the briefing will stream live on
NASA+, NASA Television, the
NASA app,
YouTube,
and the agency’s website. Media may ask questions in person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation.
For the dial-in number and passcode, media should contact the newsroom at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no later than one hour before the start of the event at
ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. Saturday, June 1 8:15 a.m. –
Launch coverage begins on
NASA+,
NASA Television, the
NASA app,
YouTube,
and the agency’s website. 12:25 p.m. – Launch Launch coverage on NASA+ will end shortly after Starliner orbital insertion. NASA Television will provide
continuous coverage leading up to docking and through hatch opening and welcome
remarks. 2 p.m. – Postlaunch news conference with the following
participants:
Coverage of the postlaunch news conference will air live on
NASA+,
NASA Television, the NASA app,
YouTube,
and the agency’s website. Media may ask questions in person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode,
media should contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than three hours before the start of the event at
ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. NASA+ will resume coverage and NASA Television’s public channel will break from in-orbit coverage to carry the postlaunch news conference. Mission operational coverage
will continue on NASA Television’s media channel and the agency’s website. Once the postlaunch news conference is complete, NASA+ coverage will end, and mission coverage will continue on both NASA channels. Sunday, June 2 11:15 a.m. – Arrival coverage resumes
on NASA+,
the NASA app, and
YouTube,
and continues on NASA Television and the agency’s
website.
3:35 p.m. – Hatch opening 3:55 p.m. – Welcome remarks 5 p.m. – Post-docking news conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center with the following participants:
Coverage of the post-docking news conference will air live on
NASA+, NASA Television, the
NASA app,
YouTube,
and the agency’s website. All times are estimates and could be adjusted based on operations after launch. Follow the
space station blog for the most up-to-date operations information. Audio Only Coverage Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by
dialing 321-867-1220, -1240 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA Television launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135. Launch audio also will be available on Launch Information Service and Amateur Television System’s VHF radio frequency 146.940
MHz and KSC Amateur Radio Club’s UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast. Live Video Coverage Prior to Launch NASA will provide a live video feed of Space Launch Complex-41 approximately 48 hours prior to the planned liftoff of the mission. Pending unlikely
technical issues, the feed will be uninterrupted until the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA Television, approximately four hours prior to launch. Once the feed is live, find it on NASA Kennedy’s YouTube: http://youtube.com/kscnewsroom. NASA Website Launch Coverage Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the
agency’s website. Coverage will include live streaming
and blog updates beginning no earlier than 8:15 a.m., June 1, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on the
commercial crew
or the Crew Flight Test blog. Attend Launch Virtually Members of the public can
register
to attend this launch virtually. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes,
and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following launch. Watch, Engage on Social Media Let people know you're following the mission on X, Facebook, and Instagram by using the hashtags #Starliner and #NASASocial.
You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts: X:
@NASA,
@NASAKennedy,
@NASASocial,
@Space_Station,
@ISS_Research,
@ISS
National Lab,
@BoeingSpace,
@Commercial_Crew Facebook:
NASA,
NASAKennedy,
ISS,
ISS
National Lab Instagram:
@NASA,
@NASAKennedy,
@ISS,
@ISSNationalLab Coverage en Espanol Did you know NASA has a Spanish section called NASA en Espanol? Check out NASA en Espanol on X, Instagram, Facebook, and
YouTube for additional mission coverage. Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en
español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425;
antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from
the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more
people, science, and commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. For NASA's launch blog and more information about the mission, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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