NASA PRE-LAUNCH MEDIA TELECON FOR SPX-29 CARGO LAUNCH, Nov 8, 2023, virtual, 4:00 pm ET

Update, November 8: NASA says SpaceX’s Benji Reed will substitute for Sarah Walker, so the participants are:

• Dana Weigel, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
• Meghan Everett, deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program Research Office, NASA
• Benji Reed,  Senior Director of Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
• Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force

Update, November 6:  The NASA TV schedule now says the briefing is Wednesday, November 8, at 4:00 pm ET.

Update, November 5: The launch has been postponed to November 9.  Ordinarily the Launch Readiness Review and this telecon would similarly be postponed, but as of this morning (Sunday) it still shows on NASA’s TV schedule for tomorrow, November 6, at 7:30 pm ET.  We will update this entry again if we get new information.

Original Entry: NASA will hold a pre-launch media teleconference on November 6, 2023 prior to the launch of the SpaceX-29 cargo mission to the International Space Station, which is scheduled for November 7.

The November 6 media telecon is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET, but could be delayed if the Launch Readiness Review takes longer than planned.

Participants are:

• Dana Weigel, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program
• Meghan Everett, deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program Research Office
• Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX
• Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron