{"id":618386,"date":"2024-02-21T16:31:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T21:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=618386"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:47:09","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-first-astronaut-launch-aboard-boeings-starliner","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-first-astronaut-launch-aboard-boeings-starliner\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to First Astronaut Launch Aboard Boeing\u2019s Starliner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 28%; object-position: 52% 28%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg 4176w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/starliner.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on May 20, 2022. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s note: This advisory was updated Feb. 22, 2024, to include a target launch date.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program, the agency opened media accreditation for the launch of NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company\u2019s first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Starliner on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and dock at the orbiting laboratory, where they will stay for up to two weeks. Liftoff is currently targeted for no earlier than Monday, April 22 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission will test the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner system, including launch, docking, and return to Earth in the desert of the western United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a successful mission, NASA will begin the final process of certifying Starliner and systems for crewed missions to the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. media may apply separately for a photo opportunity during the rollout of the Starliner spacecraft from Boeing\u2019s Commercial Cargo and Processing Facility at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The operational activity is scheduled to take place in early April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media accreditation deadlines are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>International media without U.S. citizenship interested in covering the launch must apply by 11:59 p.m., Thursday, March 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. media interested in a photo opportunity of Starliner rollout must apply by 11:59 p.m., Thursday, March 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. media interested in covering the launch must apply for credentials by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, April 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All accreditation requests must be submitted online at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ksc.nasa.gov\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/media.ksc.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\/\">media accreditation policy<\/a> is online. For questions about accreditation or special logistical requests, please email: <a href=\"mailto:ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov\">ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. Requests for space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections are due by Monday, April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For other questions, please contact the newsroom at NASA Kennedy: 321-867-2468.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Para obtener informaci\u00f3n sobre cobertura en espa\u00f1ol en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en espa\u00f1ol, comun\u00edquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425, o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry through a public-private partnership to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil. The goal of the program is to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation on space station missions, which will allow for additional research time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch \/ Julian Coltre<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:julian.n.coltre@nasa.gov\">julian.n.coltre@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Siceloff \/ Danielle Sempsrott<br>Kennedy Space Center, Florida<br>321-867-2468<br><a href=\"mailto:steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leah Cheshier<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fleah.d.cheshier%40nasa.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clauren.e.low%40nasa.gov%7Cfe70da97a75542cd63ad08dc3321fe41%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638441468284480546%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GUoM3XdMynMCxhQppAfgmpzbZFuYB9iIiCQKHQoTWfo%3D&reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container 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As part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program, the agency opened media accreditation for the launch of NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company\u2019s first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew. 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