.@NASA and @SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 3:05 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, for the undocking of the #Crew8 mission from the @Space_Station due to weather conditions off the coast of Florida.Mission managers continue to monitor conditions, with the next weather briefing planned for 11 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 19:
Weather conditions currently remain unfavorable at multiple splashdown sites off the coast of Florida for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station. There are signs of improvement midweek, however, and mission managers will meet at 5 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 20 for the next weather briefing. If weather conditions improve, NASA and SpaceX will target no earlier than 9:05 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21, for undocking from the space station.
191739Z OCT 24NAVAREA IV 1298/24(GEN).GULF OF MEXICO.WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRISA. 230730Z TO 230800Z OCT, ALTERNATE231555Z OCT TO 011255Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 28-51.00N 080-13.80W.B. 230735Z TO 230805Z OCT, ALTERNATE231555Z OCT TO 011250Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 080-40.02W.C. 231545Z TO 231615Z OCT, ALTERNATE240715Z OCT TO 011245Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 30-54.95N 080-15.00W.D. 231500Z TO 231530Z OCT, ALTERNATE240720Z OCT TO 011200Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 35-22.80N 074-51.00W.E. 230740Z TO 230810Z OCT, ALTERNATE241430Z OCT TO 011220Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 33-34.50N 077-18.78W.F. 221640Z TO 221710Z OCT, ALTERNATE240730Z OCT TO 311335Z OCT IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 29-42.95N 086-10.97W.G. 221645Z TO 221715Z OCT, ALTERNATE230805Z TO 311340Z OCT IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 087-30.00W.H. 230745Z TO 230815Z OCT, ALTERNATE231610Z OCT TO 010445Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 29-16.97N 084-12.00W.I. 230740Z TO 230810Z OCT, ALTERNATE241545Z OCT TO 010440Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 28-06.00N 083-54.00W.J. 221645Z TO 221715Z OCT, ALTERNATE240700Z OCT TO 010425Z NOV IN AREA WITHINNINE MILES OF 25-08.10N 083-00.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1289/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 011355Z NOV 24.
NASA and SpaceX teams have seen a marginal improvement in forecast weather conditions in potential splashdown sites off the coast of Florida for the return of the Crew-8 mission. The teams are proceeding closer to undock in order to get better resolution on the weather forecast, targeting no earlier than undocking of the spacecraft at 9:05 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 21. Pending weather conditions, the earliest splashdown opportunity for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is about 12:55 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22. The next weather briefing will take place at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21.
Dragon recovery ship Megan has departed the West Coast of Florida in preparation for Crew-8 splashdown operations. The earliest potential splashdown time is tentatively 12:55 pm ET on Tuesday, weather permitting.
Weather conditions near the multiple splashdown sites off Florida’s coast remain unfavorable for the return of NASA’s SpaceX #Crew8 mission from @Space_Station.Forecasts remain marginal for an undocking on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and Wednesday, Oct. 23.If weather conditions improve, NASA and SpaceX will target no earlier than 9:05pm ET, Oct. 22, for undocking from the space station.More: https://go.nasa.gov/3UijkKG
212211Z OCT 24NAVAREA IV 1309/24(11).GULF OF MEXICO.WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS A. 231555Z TO 231625Z OCT, ALTERNATE 240705Z OCT TO 031205Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 28-51.00N 080-13.80W. B. 231555Z TO 231625Z OCT, ALTERNATE 240710Z TO 031205Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 080-40.02W. C. 240715Z TO 240745Z OCT, ALTERNATE 241525Z OCT TO 031155Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 30-54.95N 080-15.00W. D. 250715Z TO 250745Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251415Z OCT TO 031110Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 35-22.80N 074-51.00W. E. 250720Z TO 250750Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251435Z OCT TO 020415Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 33-34.50N 077-18.78W. F. 241550Z TO 241620Z OCT, ALTERNATE 250710Z OCT TO 031225Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-42.95N 086-10.97W. G. 241555Z TO 241625Z OCT, ALTERNATE 250715Z OCT TO 031230Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 087-30.00W. H. 231610Z TO 231640Z OCT, ALTERNATE 250700Z OCT TO 031215Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-16.97N 084-12.00W. I. 250720Z TO 250750Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251500Z OCT TO 031220Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 28-06.00N 083-54.00W. J. 241555Z TO 241625Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251505Z OCT TO 031230Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 25-08.10N 083-00.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1289/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 031330Z NOV 24.
Note: This notice cancels NAVAREA IV 1289/24, however the prior active notice is actually NAVAREA IV 1298/24, which itself canceled NAVAREA IV 1289/24. So currently NAVAREA IV 1298/24 is actually still active, along with this new notice NAVAREA IV 1309/24.
212349Z OCT 24NAVAREA IV 1310/24(11).GULF OF MEXICO.WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1298/24 AND THIS MSG,OPERATIONS POSTPONED.
NASA/SpaceX Dragon Crew-8 Return:Undocking - NET TUES, OCT 22: 9:05pm EDT (0105 UTC Oct 23)(Awaiting weather briefing post-9:00am EDT on Oct 22 for confirmation/ details)10:05 PM · Oct 21, 2024
Today's undock was canceled this morning. First opportunity for undock is 2130Z on Wednesday.
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5pm ET Wednesday, Oct. 23, for the agency’s #Crew8 mission return from @Space_Station aboard @SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. An undocking on Oct. 23 would result in a splashdown on Friday, Oct. 25.More: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/10/22/nasa-spacex-target-wednesday-for-crew-8-undocking/
222053Z OCT 24NAVAREA IV 1316/24(11).GULF OF MEXICO.WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS A. 251505Z TO 251535Z OCT, ALTERNATE 260620Z OCT TO 031205Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 28-51.00N 080-13.80W. B. 260625Z TO 260655Z OCT, ALTERNATE 261440Z OCT TO 031205Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 080-40.00W. C. 260630Z TO 260700Z OCT, ALTERNATE 261435Z OCT TO 031155Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 30-54.95N 080-15.00W. D. 260630Z TO 260700Z OCT, ALTERNATE 270600Z OCT TO 031110Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 35-22.80N 074-51.00W. E. 260630Z TO 260700Z OCT, ALTERNATE 270605Z OCT TO 020415Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 33-34.50N 077-18.80W. F. 250710Z TO 250740Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251525Z OCT TO 031225Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-42.95N 086-10.97W. G. 250715Z TO 250745Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251530Z OCT TO 031230Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 087-30.00W. H. 250700Z TO 250730Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251520Z OCT TO 031215Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 29-16.97N 084-12.00W. I. 251525Z TO 251555Z OCT, ALTERNATE 260630Z OCT TO 031220Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 28-06.00N 083-54.00W. J. 251535Z TO 251605Z OCT, ALTERNATE 260615Z OCT TO 031230Z NOV IN AREA WITHIN NINE MILES OF 25-08.10N 083-00.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1309/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 031330Z NOV 24.
Dragon and the Crew-8 astronauts are set to depart the @Space_Station later today →
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Wednesday, October 23 at 5:05 p.m. ET for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for splashdown off the coast of Florida approximately 34 hours later on Friday, October 25.A live webcast of undocking will begin about 15 minutes prior to Dragon departing the International Space Station, and will resume one hour before splashdown. You can watch both webcasts here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-8 NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, who flew to the space station on Dragon when Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, March 3.
And another cancel-and-replace NGA Space Debris notice for splashdown.<snip>