Commercial Crew Development

NASA Provides Update on Commercial Crew Program, Close Call Review of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test

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Monday, July 6, 2020
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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.

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  • 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.

NASA Adds Shannon Walker to First Operational Crewed SpaceX Mission

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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This test is expected to take place in mid-to-late May as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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  • This test is expected to take place in mid-to-late May as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
  • Pending the successful Demo-2 test, Walker, Glover, Hopkins, and Noguchi will launch aboard Crew Dragon on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Walker earned a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's and doctorate in space physics, all from Rice University in Houston.
  • NASA already assigned Glover and Hopkins to the first operation SpaceX crewed mission in August 2018.

NASA to Provide Coverage of Boeing Orbital Flight Test for Commercial Crew

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Saturday, December 14, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The launch of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station , as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program ,is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The launch of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station , as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program ,is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20.
  • The uncrewed flight test will be the Boeing CST-100 Starliner's maiden mission to the space station.
  • Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website Tuesday, Dec. 17, with prelaunch events.
  • Participants include:
    John Mulholland, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
    9:30 a.m. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine near the Countdown Clock with:
    5:30 a.m. NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 6:36 a.m. launch.

NASA Administrator to Visit SpaceX Headquarters

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Monday, October 7, 2019
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Following the tour, SpaceX will host a media availability with Bridenstine, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley the crew for the Demo-2 flight test to the space station.

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  • Following the tour, SpaceX will host a media availability with Bridenstine, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley the crew for the Demo-2 flight test to the space station.
  • SpaceX will carry NASA astronauts to the space station on the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, and help return the ability to fly American astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.
  • NASA and SpaceX currently are preparing for an upcoming in-flight abort test of Crew Dragon's launch escape system and the company's second demonstration mission, Demo-2, which will send NASA astronauts to and from the station aboard Crew Dragon.
  • SpaceX will provide additional logistical details for credentialed media closer to the visit.