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Liftoff! Crew-7 Is on Its Way to International Space Station

By |2023-08-26T03:27:00-04:00August 26th, 2023|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off the pad at 3:27 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 26, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida carrying NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members to the International Space Station. Aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft are NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA [...]

Boarding Process for Dragon Endurance is Underway

By |2023-08-26T00:45:00-04:00August 26th, 2023|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Crew-7 crew members now are boarding SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. As they board, their seats are configured in the upright position; later, prior to closure of the spacecraft’s side hatch, the seats will rotate into a reclined position for flight. All four crewmates signed the inside of the White Room, an area at the [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Crew Arrive at Launch Site

By |2023-08-26T00:29:00-04:00August 26th, 2023|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, commander; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, pilot; and mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov have arrived at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, is ready for them to climb in for launch. Liftoff [...]

Crew-7 Members are on Their Way to Launch Pad 39A

By |2023-08-26T00:12:00-04:00August 26th, 2023|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Crew-7 astronauts walk out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug 26, 2023. Photo credit: NASA TVCrew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, commander; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, pilot; and mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and [...]

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