NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission was scheduled to launch Monday morning, but was canceled due to a ground issue. Upon launch, it will be the sixth crewed mission of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission includes four crew members and is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS). The team will fly aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft, which previously flew the crew of NASA-1, Inspiration 4, and Axiom Mission-1. Earlier this week, the rocket and spacecraft were transported to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. A critical pre-launch check was completed Friday when the main engines of the Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the NASA Space Crew-6 in their Crew Dragon vehicle successfully fired for seven seconds. Before launch Here are some key points you need to know about the upcoming mission: Crew Members: The Crew-6 mission will have four astronauts on board, including NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and Astronaut At the Russian space agency “Roskosmos” Andrei Fedyaev. The mission will be Bowen’s fourth trip to space, while Hoburgh, Elneadi and Fedyaev will make their first trips to space. Crew 6 astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center prior to launch LAUNCH DATE: The launch of the Crew-6 mission was scheduled for Monday, February 27, 2023, at 1:45 a.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, but it has been itched. The next launch opportunity will be Thursday, March 2 at 12:34 a.m. ET, according to the SpaceX website. Mission Duration: Crew members will conduct science and technology demonstrations and maintenance activities at the Microgravity Laboratory during their six-month stay on the International Space Station. Objectives: The mission will focus on scientific research, technology development, and testing, as well as maintenance and upgrades to the International Space Station. The crew will perform more than 200 experiments and technical demonstrations, including studies of the behavior of materials in microgravity and the collection of microbial samples from outside the space station. The Crew-6 mission will use the same Crew Dragon spacecraft as the Crew-2 mission. The spacecraft will be launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. If you can’t get to the launch site, you can still watch the launch online via a live stream at WESH.com. Other headlines: Horrifying Video Shows Central Florida Teacher Attack on Nintendo SwitchPolice: Seminole County Accident Kills 2-Year-Old Man, Seriously Injures Pedestrian Hit by Car in Orange County Found with Gunshot, officials say.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission was scheduled to launch Monday morning, but was canceled due to a ground issue.
Upon launch, it will be the sixth crewed mission of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
The mission includes four crew members and is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS). The team will fly aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft, which previously flew the crew of NASA-1, Inspiration 4, and Axiom Mission-1.
Earlier this week, the rocket and spacecraft were transported to the launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. A critical pre-launch check was completed Friday when the main engines of the Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the NASA Space Crew-6 crew in their Crew Dragon vehicle fired for seven seconds successfully.
Related: The NASA/SpaceX Crew-6 mission is in the final stages before launch
Here are some key points you need to know about the upcoming mission:
Crew members: The Crew-6 mission will have four astronauts on board, including NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburgh, Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, and Roscosmos astronaut Andrey Fedyaev.
The mission will be Bowen’s fourth trip to space, while Hoburgh, Neyadi and Fedyaev will make their first trips to space.
Related: Crew 6 astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center prior to launch
Lunch date: The Crew-6 mission launch was scheduled for Monday, February 27, 2023, at 1:45 a.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, but has been deleted. The next launch opportunity will be Thursday, March 2 at 12:34 a.m. ET, according to the SpaceX website.
Mission Duration: Crew members will conduct science and technology demonstrations and maintenance activities at the Microgravity Laboratory during their six-month stay on the International Space Station.
Goals: The mission will focus on scientific research, technology development and testing, as well as maintenance and upgrades to the International Space Station. The crew will conduct more than 200 experiments and technical demonstrations, including studies of the behavior of materials in microgravity and the collection of microbial samples from outside the space station.
Related: The best places to watch the SpaceX Crew-6 launch
Crew Dragon spacecraft: The Crew-6 mission will use the same Crew Dragon spacecraft as the Crew-2 mission. The spacecraft will be launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
If you can’t get to the launch site, you can still watch the launch online via the live stream at WESH.com.
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