Press Event
May 17, 2022, 4 p.m.
Boeing Starliner OFT-2 Pre-Launch News Conference #2
Kennedy Space Center Atlas V N22 | CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)
NASA and Boeing will conduct a pre-launch news conference for the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) of Boeing’s Starliner commercial crew spacecraft.
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