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Weather Favorable for Crew-5 launch, News Teleconference Tonight

By |2022-10-03T14:42:00-04:00October 3rd, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, sits atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Oct. 2, 2022. Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is targeted for noon EDT on Oct. 5, 2022. Photo credit: SpaceXWeather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict [...]

NASA Invites Public to Share in the Excitement of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission

By |2022-10-03T11:28:00-04:00October 3rd, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Crew Dragon atop, lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission on April 27, 2022, at 3:52 a.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Kevin O’Connell and Chris ColemanThe public is invited to take part in virtual activities and events [...]

Flight Crew at Kennedy, Making Final Preparations for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission

By |2022-10-01T14:58:00-04:00October 1st, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 crew members wave after arriving at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Oct. 1. The launch is targeted for noon EDT Wednesday, Oct. 5, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Photo credit: NASA/Kim ShiflettBy Jim CawleyNASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 flight crew has reported to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida [...]

Flight Crew Settling in at Kennedy, Making Final Preparations for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission

By |2022-10-01T14:58:00-04:00October 1st, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 crew members wave after arriving at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Oct. 1. The launch is targeted for noon EDT Wednesday, Oct. 5, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Photo credit: NASA/Kim ShiflettBy Jim CawleyNASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 flight crew has reported to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida [...]

Flight Crew Arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for Crew-5 Mission

By |2022-10-01T12:35:00-04:00October 1st, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The crew has safely landed at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Touchdown was at approximately 12:15 p.m. EDT. NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana and Kennedy Director Janet Petro were there to greet the crew as they exited the aircraft in the following order: NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Flight Crew Departs Houston, Bound for Florida

By |2022-10-01T11:43:00-04:00October 1st, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

From left, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 crewmembers Anna Kikina, Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Koichi Wakata are on their way to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to make final preparations for Wednesday’s launch from the Florida spaceport.NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 crewmembers have departed Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and are en route to [...]

NASA Shifts Crew-5 Launch Date Due to Hurricane Ian

By |2022-09-28T20:38:00-04:00September 28th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission arrives at the hangar at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Sept. 23, 2022. The capsule arrived at the launch complex after making the short journey from its nearby processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo credit: SpaceXNASA and [...]

NASA Adjusts Crew-5 Launch Date Due to Hurricane Ian

By |2022-09-27T16:16:00-04:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Dragon Endurance spacecraft for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission arrives at the hangar at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Sept. 23, 2022. The capsule arrived at the launch complex after making the short journey from its nearby processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo credit: SpaceXNASA and SpaceX [...]

NASA to Cover Crew-5 Flight Readiness Review

By |2022-09-26T08:10:00-04:00September 26th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The four members of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission pose for a portrait in their Crew Dragon flight suits at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are Mission Specialist Anna Kikina from Roscosmos; Pilot Josh Cassada and Commander Nicole Aunapu Mann, both from NASA; and Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata from the Japan Aerospace Exploration [...]

Crew-5 Enters Quarantine for Mission to Space Station

By |2022-09-20T08:58:00-04:00September 20th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata will travel to the International Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission on Oct. 3, 2022. Photo credit: NASANASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) [...]

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