NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test now is targeted to launch no earlier than 6:16 p.m.
NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance officials discussed details of a scrub decision made ahead of the first launch attempt for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Participants in the briefing included Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate; Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Tory Bruno, president and CEO, United Launch Alliance; Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program and Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program. Credit: NASA/Chris Chamberland
Mission managers discussed the details leading to the decision to scrub the May 6 launch opportunity during a news conference (see video above) shortly after the scrub call at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Wilmore and Williams will remain in crew quarters at NASA Kennedy in quarantine until the next launch opportunity. The duo will be the first to launch aboard Starliner to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.