Inside KSC! for May 14, 2021

Bob Cabana, director of Kennedy Space Center since 2008, will take on a new role as NASA associate administrator. Janet Petro, who has served as deputy director of Kennedy since 2007, will become Kennedy’s acting director. Also, NASA and Boeing are targeting Friday, July 30, at 2:53 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, for launch of the company’s Starliner uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station. The updated launch target reflects the station’s visiting vehicle schedule, Starliner readiness, and the availability of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.