Boeing Orbital Flight Test Prelaunch

NASA astronaut Michael Fincke is seen during a press conference ahead of the Boeing Orbital Flight Test mission, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Fincke, along with fellow NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson are assigned to Boeing’s Crew Flight Test. The uncrewed Orbital Flight Test will be Starliner’s maiden mission to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for a 6:36 a.m. EST launch on Dec. 20, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Michael Fincke is seen during a press conference ahead of the Boeing Orbital Flight Test mission, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Fincke, along with fellow NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson are assigned to Boeing’s Crew Flight Test. The uncrewed Orbital Flight Test will be Starliner’s maiden mission to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for a 6:36 a.m. EST launch on Dec. 20, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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