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NASA Places Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Come Back To Earth

.NASA will certainly offer live protection of the upcoming tasks for Boeing's Starliner space capsule shift coming from the International Space Station as well as return to The planet. The uncrewed space probe is going to depart from the orbiting laboratory for a landing at White Sands Room Harbor in New Mexico.Starliner is scheduled to autonomously undock from the spaceport station at about 6:04 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, to begin the adventure home, weather enabling. NASA and Boeing are targeting about 12:03 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 7, for the touchdown and also conclusion of the tour examination.NASA's real-time insurance coverage of return and also related activities are going to stream on NASA+, the NASA app, and also the organization's website. Find out exactly how to stream NASA programs via a wide array of systems including social media sites.Before Starliner's profits, NASA will definitely hold a pre-departure news conference at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, coming from the company's Johnson Room Facility in Houston. NASA's Business Team and also International Space Station Course supervisors and also a tour supervisor will certainly get involved.To watch the pre-departure press conference face to face, U.S. media should get in touch 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 press conference by phone, media have to speak to the NASA newsroom zero beyond 2 hours prior to the beginning of the call.NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing's Starliner space probe on June 5 for its 1st crewed flight, getting to the spaceport station on June 6. As Starliner approached the orbiting lab, NASA and Boeing identified helium leakages and also professional concerns with the space probe response control thrusters. For the safety and security of the astronauts, NASA introduced on Aug. 24 that Starliner are going to return to Earth from the station without a crew. Wilmore as well as Williams will certainly stay aboard the terminal and return home in February 2025 aboard the SpaceX Monster space probe with pair of other team participants delegated to NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission.NASA's protection is actually as adheres to (perpetuity Eastern as well as conditional based on real-time functions):.Wednesday, Sept. 4.12 p.m.-- Starliner pre-departure press conference from NASA's Johnson Area Center on NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, as well as the firm's web site.Friday, Sept. 6.5:45 p.m.-- Undocking protection starts on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency's website.6:04 p.m.-- Undocking.10:50 p.m.-- Insurance coverage returns to for deorbit shed, access, and also landing on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the organization's site.Saturday, Sept. 7.12:03 a.m.-- Targeted touchdown.1:30 a.m.-- Post-landing news conference along with the complying with participants:.Joel Montalbano, replacement affiliate supervisor, Area Procedures Goal Directorate at NASA Main Office in Washington.Steve Stich, supervisor, Office Crew Course, NASA Kennedy Space Facility in Florida.Dana Weigel, manager, International Spaceport station, NASA Johnson.John Shannon, bad habit president, Boeing Expedition Units.Mark Nappi, vice president as well as program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Plan.Insurance coverage of the post-landing press conference are going to stream survive NASA+, the NASA application, YouTube, and the company's internet site.To go to the post-landing news conference in person, USA media should speak to the NASA Johnson newsroom by 12 p.m., Sept. 6. To participate in the post-landing press conference by phone, media must talk to the NASA Johnson newsroom absolutely no behind one hr prior to the begin of the activity.Discover total mission coverage, NASA's commercial crew blog, as well as additional information concerning the mission at:.https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew.- side-.Joshua Finch/ Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1100joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ james.j.russell@nasa.gov.Leah CheshierJohnson Space Center, Houston281-483-5111leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.Steve SiceloffKennedy Area Center, Florida321-867-2468steven.p.sieceloff@nasa.gov.