NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and the agency’s leadership will hold an internal agency test flight readiness review on August 24 (US time) for NASA’s Boeing crew flight test.
NASA and Boeing have gathered data, both in space and on the ground, regarding the Starliner spacecraft’s propulsion and helium systems to better understand the ongoing technical challenges. The review will include a mission status update, review of technical data and closeout actions, and the flight rationale to proceed with undocking and return from the space station.
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test launched on June 5 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral. It is an end-to-end test of the Starliner system as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Through partnerships with US private industry, NASA is opening access to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, science, and commercial opportunities.
