Wednesday, May 25.
2 p.m.– television coverage begins for the 2:36 p.m. undocking. NASA will break protection after the spacecraft exits joint operations with the area station.
5:45 p.m.– Coverage begins for 6:05 p.m. deorbit burn and 6:49 p.m. landing in the western United States.
9 p.m.– Return to Earth news conference on NASA television from NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston:.
Steve Stich, manager, NASAs Commercial Crew Program.
Joel Montalbano, manager, NASAs International Space Station Program.
Suni Williams, NASA astronaut.
Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing.
NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station closed the hatch of Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at 3 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. PDT) Tuesday, May 25. The uncrewed spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously undock from the space station to begin the journey home at 2:36 p.m. EDT (11:36 a.m. PDT) Wednesday, May 25. NASA and Boeing are targeting 6:49 p.m. EDT (3:49 p.m. PDT) for the landing and conclusion of Orbital Flight Test-2, wrapping up a six-day mission evaluating the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner system.
Boeings CST-100 Starliner launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 6:54 p.m. EDT (3:54 p.m. EDT) on May 19 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and effectively docked to the International Space Stations Harmony module for the very first time on May 20 at 8:28 p.m. EDT (5:28 p.m. PDT).
Astronauts (from left) Jessica Watkins, Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Samantha Cristoforetti wave following Starliner goodbye remarks from NASA management on Tuesday. Credit: NASA TELEVISION
NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station closed the hatch of Boeings CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at 3 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. PDT) Tuesday, May 25. The uncrewed spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously undock from the area station to begin the journey house at 2:36 p.m. EDT (11:36 a.m. PDT) Wednesday, May 25. NASA and Boeing are targeting 6:49 p.m. EDT (3:49 p.m. PDT) for the landing and conclusion of Orbital Flight Test-2, finishing up a six-day objective testing the end-to-end abilities of the Starliner system.
Teams are targeting White Sands Space Harbor at the U.S. Armys White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico as the main landing site, with a backup White Sands opportunity Friday, May 27. The spacecraft will return with more than 600 pounds of freight, consisting of Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System multiple-use tanks that supply breathable air to station crew members. The tanks will be refurbished on Earth and returned to the spaceport station on a future flight.
NASA Television, the NASA app, and the companys website will continue to supply live coverage of the upcoming return activities for OFT-2 Wednesday, Thursday, May 25, as Starliner prepares to undock and return to Earth. Return coverage on NASA TV is as follows and all times undergo alter based on mission operations (perpetuity are Eastern):.