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NASA Places Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Planet

.NASA will deliver real-time protection of the future activities for Boeing's Starliner space probe shift coming from the International Space Station and come back to Planet. The uncrewed space capsule will definitely depart from the orbiting laboratory for a touchdown at White Sands Room Harbor in New Mexico.Starliner is actually booked to autonomously undock coming from the space station at around 6:04 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, to begin the experience home, climate condition allowing. NASA as well as Boeing are targeting roughly 12:03 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, for the touchdown as well as verdict of the flight test.NASA's online insurance coverage of rebound and also relevant activities are going to stream on NASA+, the NASA app, as well as the company's website. Find out how to stream NASA shows with a range of systems including social media sites.Ahead of Starliner's return, NASA will organize a pre-departure news conference at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, coming from the firm's Johnson Area Center in Houston. NASA's Office Staff and also International Spaceport station Plan supervisors and an air travel supervisor will certainly participate.To attend the pre-departure press conference in person, USA media must consult with the NASA Johnson newsroom through 5 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov or even 281-483-5111. To join the pre-departure news conference through phone, media must speak to the NASA newsroom no beyond two hours just before the start of the call.NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore as well as Suni Williams introduced aboard Boeing's Starliner space capsule on June 5 for its own 1st crewed air travel, arriving at the spaceport station on June 6. As Starliner approached the orbiting lab, NASA and Boeing pinpointed helium water leaks and experienced problems along with the spacecraft reaction management thrusters. For the security of the astronauts, NASA announced on Aug. 24 that Starliner will definitely return to Earth from the terminal without a team. Wilmore as well as Williams will certainly remain aboard the terminal and also return home in February 2025 aboard the SpaceX Monster spacecraft along with pair of other workers participants designated to NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 objective.NASA's insurance coverage is as adheres to (perpetuity Eastern as well as subject to change based on real-time functions):.Wednesday, Sept. 4.12 p.m.-- Starliner pre-departure press conference from NASA's Johnson Room Center on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, and the firm's website.Friday, Sept. 6.5:45 p.m.-- Undocking coverage begins on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and also the organization's website.6:04 p.m.-- Undocking.10:50 p.m.-- Insurance coverage returns to for deorbit melt, access, as well as touchdown on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, and the company's site.Saturday, Sept. 7.12:03 a.m.-- Targeted touchdown.1:30 a.m.-- Post-landing news conference with the complying with participants:.Joel Montalbano, representant associate supervisor, Room Functions Objective Directorate at NASA Main Office in Washington.Steve Stich, supervisor, Office Staff Plan, NASA Kennedy Area Center in Florida.Dana Weigel, supervisor, International Space Station, NASA Johnson.John Shannon, vice president, Boeing Exploration Equipments.Spot Nappi, vice president and plan manager, Boeing Commercial Staff Program.Protection of the post-landing news conference will definitely flow reside on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, and the organization's internet site.To participate in the post-landing news conference in person, USA media need to speak to the NASA Johnson newsroom through 12 p.m., Sept. 6. To participate in the post-landing press conference through phone, media need to get in touch with the NASA Johnson newsroom zero behind one hour just before the start of the event.Discover total mission insurance coverage, NASA's industrial team blog, and more details concerning the goal at:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- end-.Joshua Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Room Facility, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.Steve SiceloffKennedy Space Center, Florida321-867-2468steven.p.sieceloff@nasa.gov.