TWO CREW-2 PRESS CONFERENCES, Mar 1, 2021, JSC/virtual, 12:30 and 2:00 pm ET

NASA will hold two press conferences on March 1, 2021 at Johnson Space Center, TX to discuss the next SpaceX crew mission to the International Space Station, Crew-2.  Launch is currently expected on April 20, 2021.

At 12:30 pm ET, officials will provide an overview of the mission.  Participants are:

• Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator for human exploration and operations, NASA Headquarters
• Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
• Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson
• Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
• Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station, JAXA
• David Parker, director, Human and Robotic Exploration, ESA

At 2:00, the four astronauts — two from NASA, one from the Japan, and one from Europe — will answer questions.

• Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, spacecraft commander, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission
• Astronaut Megan McArthur, pilot, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission
• Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission
• Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, mission specialist, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission

The briefings will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.