SpaceX is scheduled to launch NASA’s Crew-9 astronaut mission on Saturday (September 28), and you can watch it live online.
a space x The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft and its crew lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Saturday at 1:17 p.m. EDT (17:17 GMT). It is planned that You can watch the launch, SLC-40’s first-ever crewed launch, live on Space.com, courtesy of NASA.
crew 9the ninth crew rotation mission of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which includes NASA astronaut nick haig Alexander Gorbunov, Russian Space Agency cosmonaut Roscosmos. The destination the two of them are heading to is international space station (ISS) Stayed for about 5 months. Their mission ends in February, when they return to Earth along with NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft typically carries four astronauts for NASA crew rotation missions. meanwhile NASA Astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were originally included in the Crew 9 roster, but they were removed to make room. Bring Williams and Wilmore homelaunched to the Boeing Space Station in June. star liner The capsule is expected to stay for 8 days.
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However, Starliner encountered problems with its thrusters, and NASA extended the capsule’s stay on the ISS to investigate the problem. In the end, government agencies decided to lower the capsule unmanned. Occurred on September 7th;Williams and Wilmore remained on the ISS.
Crew-9 was originally scheduled to launch on September 26, but that goal was postponed as a precaution due to: hurricane helenwhich ended up hitting the Florida Gulf Coast that night as a Category 3 storm.
Courtesy of NASA, you can track launch activity online at Space.com or directly through the space agency. The schedule is outlined below, but is subject to final change. Please check back with Space.com for the latest information.
September 27: Pre-release press conference
NASA will host a pre-launch press conference on Friday (September 27) at 5pm EDT (9pm GMT). kennedy space centernext to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The participants are:
- NASA Deputy Administrator gym free
- ken bowersoxDeputy Administrator, NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate
- steve stitchManager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
- Dina ConteraNASA International Space Station Program Deputy Manager
- jennifer boucriChief Scientist for NASA’s International Space Station Program
- William GerstenmeyerVice President of Construction and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
- Brian CizekWeather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
September 28th: ​​Release date!
Launch date coverage will begin on Saturday at 9:10 a.m. EDT (13:10 JST) and continue until launch at 1:17 p.m. EDT (17:17 JST). NASA will also stream a post-launch press conference at 3:00 pm EDT (7:00 pm GMT) with the following participants:
- Deputy Administrator of NASA pam melroy
- ken bowersoxDeputy Administrator, NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate
- Dana HutchersonNASA Commercial Crew Program Deputy Program Manager Joel Montalbano, NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate Deputy Deputy Administrator
- Dina ConteraNASA International Space Station Program Deputy Manager
- sarah walkerSpaceX, Dragon Mission Management Director
September 29th: Arrival at ISS
crew 9 dragon The capsule, named Freedom, is scheduled to dock at the space station on Sunday (September 29) at 5:30pm EDT (9:30pm GMT). Coverage of the spacecraft’s arrival will begin at 3:30 p.m. (15:30 JST) and continue until the opening of the hatch and the welcome of new crew members at 7:40 p.m. EDT (23:40 JST). .
