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NASA and SpaceX officials will host a trio of briefings on Friday starting at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) to discuss preparations for the first astronaut launch from the Kennedy Space Center since 2011.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled for launch on the International Space Station on May 27.
The space agency and company leaders will participate in the first of three press conferences, followed by a briefing by mission managers and flight managers. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will then speak to reporters at the last briefing of the day at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Journalists will participate in press conferences remotely due to restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s a schedule for Friday’s information sessions (all east):
11am. – General press conference on the commercial crew and the International Space Station with the following participants:
- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
- Kathy Lueders, Program Manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center
- Kirk Shireman, Program Manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX
12:30 pm. – Press conference on the general vision of the mission with the following participants:
- Steve Stich, Assistant Manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Zeb Scoville, NASA Flight Director Demo-2, Flight Operations Directorate, NASA Johnson Space Center
- Benji Reed, director of crew mission management, SpaceX
2 p.m. – Press conference of the crew with the following participants:
- Astronaut Robert Behnken, joint operations commander, NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission
- Astronaut Douglas Hurley, spacecraft commander, NASA SpaceX Demo-2 mission
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