1 00:00:03,990 --> 00:00:02,950 hi i'm nasa kennedy's natori thompson 2 00:00:07,190 --> 00:00:04,000 and i'm taking you 3 00:00:11,270 --> 00:00:09,270 nasa and boeing are targeting tuesday 4 00:00:12,549 --> 00:00:11,280 august 3rd for the company's orbital 5 00:00:14,470 --> 00:00:12,559 flight test 2 6 00:00:16,790 --> 00:00:14,480 boeing's second on crew flight test for 7 00:00:19,990 --> 00:00:16,800 the agency commercial crew program 8 00:00:20,310 --> 00:00:20,000 the united launch alliance or ula atlas 9 00:00:23,509 --> 00:00:20,320 v 10 00:00:25,189 --> 00:00:23,519 rocket with boeing's cst 100 starliner 11 00:00:27,109 --> 00:00:25,199 spacecraft atop 12 00:00:30,950 --> 00:00:27,119 will live off from space launch complex 13 00:00:33,350 --> 00:00:30,960 41 at cape canaveral space force station 14 00:00:35,990 --> 00:00:33,360 earlier this month starliner was hoisted 15 00:00:38,630 --> 00:00:36,000 on top of the atlas 5 rocky in ula's 16 00:00:40,869 --> 00:00:38,640 vertical integration facility 17 00:00:42,630 --> 00:00:40,879 as far as the pre-launch activities nasa 18 00:00:45,350 --> 00:00:42,640 administrator bill nelson 19 00:00:47,350 --> 00:00:45,360 joined other nasa boeing and ula leaders 20 00:00:48,630 --> 00:00:47,360 to answer questions from reporters in 21 00:00:51,110 --> 00:00:48,640 social media 22 00:00:53,029 --> 00:00:51,120 also participating were the three nasa 23 00:00:54,069 --> 00:00:53,039 astronauts set to fly on boeing's crew 24 00:00:55,350 --> 00:00:54,079 flight test 25 00:00:57,670 --> 00:00:55,360 which will be the first flight for 26 00:01:00,069 --> 00:00:57,680 starliner with astronauts aboard 27 00:01:01,910 --> 00:01:00,079 orbital flight test 2 will demonstrate 28 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:01,920 the end-to-end capabilities of the 29 00:01:06,070 --> 00:01:03,280 starliner spacecraft 30 00:01:07,830 --> 00:01:06,080 in atlas 5 rocket from launch to docking 31 00:01:10,230 --> 00:01:07,840 at the international space station 32 00:01:12,230 --> 00:01:10,240 to return to earth with a landing in the 33 00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:12,240 western united states 34 00:01:16,310 --> 00:01:14,400 the mission will provide valuable data 35 00:01:17,670 --> 00:01:16,320 towards nasa certifying boeing's 36 00:01:19,670 --> 00:01:17,680 transportation system 37 00:01:21,510 --> 00:01:19,680 for crew flights to and from the space 38 00:01:23,670 --> 00:01:21,520 station 39 00:01:24,789 --> 00:01:23,680 for more inside ksc please check us out