NASA Provides Update on Commercial Crew Program, Close Call Review of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDTTuesday, July 7, to discussthe outcome of its High Visibility Close Call review of the December 2019 uncrewed Orbital Flight Test of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
- WASHINGTON, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDTTuesday, July 7, to discussthe outcome of its High Visibility Close Call review of the December 2019 uncrewed Orbital Flight Test of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
- Boeing was able to complete a number of test objectives during the December flight, but was unable to reach its planned orbit and dock to the International Space Station.
- An investigation team was established in March to develop recommendations that could be used to prevent similar scenarios from occurring in the future.
- In March, NASA and Boeing completed a joint independent review of the anomalies experienced during the flight test.