SpaceX’s subsequent Crew Dragon launch for NASA is ready for the spooky date of Halloween (Oct. 31) to ferry 4 new astronauts to the International Space Station and you may observe the mission’s countdown and launch dwell on-line.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the mission, referred to as Crew-3, no sooner than 2:21 a.m. EDT (0621 GMT) within the wee hours of Halloween Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The astronauts are anticipated to dock with the space station Monday (Nov. 1) at 12:10 a.m. EDT (0410 GMT).
All of those occasions are topic to vary for climate or technical causes. But you’ll watch all of them right here and on the Space.com homepage, courtesy of NASA TV and SpaceX. When the launch and docking takes place, it also needs to air on NASA Television, the NASA app, the company’s web site, YouTube and social media channels. We’ll additionally run the launch broadcast dwell right here at Space.com.
Live updates: Follow SpaceX’s Crew-3 astronaut launch for NASA
The Crew-3 flight will launch NASA astronauts Raja Chari (mission commander), Tom Marshburn (pilot) and Kayla Barron (mission specialist) in addition to European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer. They are anticipated to stay in orbit for six months. Marshburn is a veteran astronaut who has flown twice to the space station. The different three astronauts are all rookies on their first spaceflight.
You can “attend” the launch just about by registering here with NASA, or join a Facebook event. NASA additionally has a brand new Virtual Launch Passport accessible for obtain and printing, and can launch a digital visitor stamp for the occasion. You can register for that on Eventbrite. If you are a trainer, you will discover a sequence of student and family activities from NASA here.
Below is a schedule of launch occasions NASA will broadcast provided from this NASA statement.
Monday, Oct. 25
7 p.m. EDT / 2300 GMT (roughly) – Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Media Teleconference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, no sooner than one hour after completion of the FRR. The individuals embody:
- Kathryn Lueders, affiliate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters;
- Steve Stich, supervisor, NASA Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy; Joel Montalbano, supervisor, International Space Station, NASA’s Johnson Space Center;
- Holly Ridings, chief flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson; William Gerstenmaier, vice chairman, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX;
- Frank de Winne, program supervisor, International Space Station, ESA;
- Junichi Sakai, supervisor, International Space Station, JAXA.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
1:30 p.m. EDT / 1750 GMT (roughly) – Crew arrival media occasion at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
- Bob Cabana, NASA affiliate administrator;
- Janet Petro, director, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center;
- Frank de Winne, program supervisor, International Space Station, ESA;
- NASA astronaut Raja Chari; NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn;
- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron;
- ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer.
Wednesday, Oct. 27
8 a.m. EDT / 1200 GMT – Virtual crew media engagement at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with the Crew-3 astronauts:
- NASA astronaut Raja Chari;
- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn;
- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron;
- ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer.
Thursday, Oct. 28
1 p.m. EDT / 1700 GMT – Science media teleconference to debate investigations the Crew-3 crew will assist throughout their experiments. Here is the listing of anticipated individuals and the NASA descriptions regarding what they’ll talk about.
- David Brady, affiliate program scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He will present an introduction to the analysis and expertise aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft.;
- Dr. Yun-Xing Wang, senior investigator within the Structural Biophysics Laboratory on the National Cancer Institute, and Dr. Jason R. Stagno, workers scientist within the Structural Biophysics Laboratory on the National Cancer Institute. Wang and Stagno will talk about the Uniform Protein Crystal Growth experiment that goals to develop close to excellent microcrystals in microgravity, which can be instantly analyzed by a strong atomic imager on their return to Earth alongside the Crew-2 stronauts;
- Dr. Grace Douglas, lead scientist for NASA’s Advanced Food Technology analysis effort, who will talk about the Food Physiology experiment. This investigation research the impacts of an enhanced spaceflight eating regimen on astronaut well being;
- Dr. Hector Guiterrez, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering on the Florida Institute of Technology, who will talk about the Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor (SVGS) that may take a look at a set of LED beacons with which the Astrobee free-flying robots will work together throughout formation flight maneuvers;
- A consultant (but to be named) from the Standard Measures investigation, which collects a set of core measurements associated to many human spaceflight dangers from astronauts earlier than, throughout, and after long-duration missions.
Friday, Oct. 29
12 p.m. EDT / 1600 GMT – NASA administrator media briefing on NASA TV with the next individuals:
- Bill Nelson, NASA administrator;
- Pam Melroy, NASA deputy administrator;
- Bob Cabana, NASA affiliate administrator;
- Kathryn Lueders, affiliate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters;
- Janet Petro, director, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center;
- Woody Hoburg, NASA astronaut.
10 p.m. EDT / 0200 GMT Saturday, Oct. 30 – Prelaunch News convention at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (timing might change, as it’s set for no sooner than one hour after completion of the launch readiness evaluate) with the next individuals:
- Steve Stich, supervisor, Commercial Crew Program, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center;
- Joel Montalbano, supervisor, International Space Station, NASA’s Johnson Space Center;
- Jennifer Buchli, deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program, Johnson;
- Holly Ridings, chief flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson;
- Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX;
- Josef Aschbacher, director normal, ESA;
- William Ulrich, launch climate officer, forty fifth Weather Squadron, United States Space Force.
Saturday, Oct. 30
10 p.m. EDT / 1400 GMT – NASA Television launch protection begins of the launch.
Sunday, Oct. 31
2:21 a.m. EDT / 0621 GMT – Launch. The broadcast on NASA will proceed via the docking, arrival and welcome ceremony. There can be no postlaunch information convention, however NASA management (names haven’t but been launched) will take part within the dwell broadcast.
Monday, Nov. 1
12:10 a.m. EDT / 0410 GMT – Docking
1:50 a.m. EDT / 0550 GMT – Hatch opening
2:20 a.m. / 0620 GMT – Welcoming ceremony
Space.com will present full protection of SpaceX’s Crew-3 launch to the International Space Station. Check out our live updates page for extra mission particulars all through the week.
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