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NASA Sets Coverage for Boeing Starliner's First Crewed Launch, Docking

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Monday, April 29, 2024

1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:

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  • 1:30 p.m. – Virtual news conference at Kennedy with the flight test astronauts:
    Coverage of the virtual news conference will stream live on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • 6:30 p.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • NASA+ will resume coverage and NASA Television's media channel will break from in-orbit coverage to carry the postlaunch news conference.
  • Once the postlaunch news conference is complete, NASA+ coverage will end, and mission coverage will continue on both NASA channels.

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking

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Friday, February 23, 2024

Coverage of launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking will be available on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .

Key Points: 
  • Coverage of launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking will be available on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • The Crew-8 launch will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin.
  • Following conclusion of launch and ascent coverage, NASA coverage will continue with audio only, with full coverage resuming at the start of the rendezvous and docking broadcast.
  • NASA Television will resume continuous mission coverage prior to docking and continue through hatch open and the welcome ceremony.

NASA Updates Coverage for Webb Telescope's First Images Reveal

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

9:45 a.m. Live, opening remarks by agency and Webb leadership will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website ahead of the first images release.

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  • 9:45 a.m. Live, opening remarks by agency and Webb leadership will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website ahead of the first images release.
  • 10:30 a.m. Live coverage of the image release broadcast will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website .
  • Following the live broadcast, NASA and its partners will hold a joint media briefing at NASA Goddard.
  • Webb experts will answer questions about the first images and data in a NASA Science Live show.

NASA Invites Media, Public to View Webb Telescope's First Images

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

10:30 a.m. Live coverage of the image release broadcast will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website .

Key Points: 
  • 10:30 a.m. Live coverage of the image release broadcast will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website .
  • Following the live broadcast, NASA and its partners will hold a joint media briefing at NASA Goddard.
  • Webb experts will answer questions about the first images and data in a NASA Science Live show.
  • Webb experts Begoa Vila and Nstor Espinoza will discuss the release of the first images and take questions from followers.

NASA TV to Air IXPE Prelaunch Activities, Launch

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Live launch coverage will begin at 12:30 a.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .

Key Points: 
  • Live launch coverage will begin at 12:30 a.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
  • A "clean feed" of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel.
  • Follow countdown coverage on the IXPE launch blog at:
    Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually.

NASA TV to Air DART Prelaunch Activities, Launch

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).
  • Live launch coverage will begin at 12:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 (9:30 p.m. PST Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021), on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website , with prelaunch and science briefings beginning Sunday, Nov. 21.
  • On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor's countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
  • Stay up to date on the latest mission activities, interact with NASA and DART team members in real-time, and watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will boost DART toward its destination.

NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Lucy Launch

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Live launch coverage will begin at 5 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .

Key Points: 
  • Live launch coverage will begin at 5 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • On launch day, a "clean feed" of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel.
  • Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:
    Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually.
  • As NASA finalizes launch preparations, the agency invites the public to join its virtual NASA Social for the #LucyMission on Facebook .

NASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities

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Monday, September 20, 2021

Live launch coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. PDT), on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website , with prelaunch and science briefings beginning Friday, Sept. 24.

Key Points: 
  • Live launch coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. PDT), on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website , with prelaunch and science briefings beginning Friday, Sept. 24.
  • Landsat 9 will join its sister satellite, Landsat 8, in orbit in collecting images from across the planet every eight days.
  • On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor's countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
  • Stay up to date on the latest mission activities, interact with NASA and USGS team members in real-time, and watch the launch of the ULA Atlas V rocket that will boost Landsat 9 for its journey into orbit #Landsat.

NASA Administrator Names Johnson and Kennedy Center Directors

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Vanessa Wyche director of the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Janet Petro director of Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Vanessa Wyche director of the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Janet Petro director of Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Wyche has served as the acting director of Johnson since May 3 and Petro has served as the acting director of Kennedy since May 17.
  • "It's an incredible time at NASA, and with Vanessa and Janet leading the Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers, NASA will embark on a new era of space exploration starting with the Artemis I launch to the Moon later this year."
  • There is no one better to lead the incredible team at Kennedy," said NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana.

NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Next Crew Rotation Mission with SpaceX

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The full astronaut crew flying on the mission also will be available for interviews.

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  • The full astronaut crew flying on the mission also will be available for interviews.
  • All media participation in these news conferences and interviews will be remote; no media will be accommodated at any NASA site.
  • 12:30 p.m. Crew-2 Mission Overview News Conference with the following participants:
    Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator for human exploration and operations, NASA Headquarters
    2 p.m.
  • Crew News Conference with the following participants:
    Crew-2 astronauts will be available for a limited number of remote interviews following the news conference.