NASA’s Steve Stich says they are working three open items for a Crew-5 launch Wednesday: - issues with drone ship JRTI to station keep- swap out thrust vector control actuator on a Merlin engine after static fire- addressing potential leak on fire extinguisher inside Dragon.
SpaceX's Benji Reed says, "It's a particularly busy week here at SpaceX. Right now, we have three separate teams preparing for three launches from three different pads in less than three days."
Weather is good for launch, with 90% go for ascent on Wednesday. Watching weather on the ascent corridor because of remnants of Hurricane Ian.
SpaceX’s Benji Reed says none of the three issues are “showstoppers” for a Wed. launch. Working to resolve all three now.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Launch Readiness Review CompleteThe Launch Readiness Review for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is complete. Liftoff is targeted for noon EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida.The prelaunch news teleconference (audio only) at Kennedy starts at 7:30 p.m. EDT with the following participants:Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, KennedyJoel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, JohnsonEmily Nelson, chief flight director, JohnsonKirt Costello, chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station ProgramBenji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceXJunichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station, JAXASergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, RoscosmosBrian Cizek, launch weather officer, U.S. Space Force 45th Weather SquadronThe news conference can be found at www.nasa.gov/nasalive.Crew-5 will carry two NASA astronauts – Mission Commander Nicole Aunapu Mann and Pilot Josh Cassada – along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as mission specialists, to the International Space Station.Check out the press kit online for blogs, features, photo albums, videos, and fact sheets on Commercial Crew missions. Learn more about station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.Author James CawleyPosted on October 3, 2022Categories Commercial Crew, Commercial Spaceflight, Expedition 67, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, NASA Astronauts, SpaceXTags Commercial Crew Program, Crew-4, Crew-5, Dragon spacecraft Endurance, Falcon 9 rocket, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, NASA, NASA astronauts, NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4, SpaceX
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, sits atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket as the sun rises at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 3, 2022. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is targeted to launch from Kennedy at noon EDT Wednesday, Oct. 5. Photo credit: SpaceX
Launch Hazard Areas for #Crew-5 Dragon mission according NOTMAR/NOTAM messages valid for 05 Oct 16:00 UTC, alternatively 06-07 Oct. Planned B1077.1 landing position 547km downrange. Stage2 Debris Reentry in Indian Ocean on the first orbit. bit.do/LHA20
We are counting down to the the Crew-5 launch tomorrow with a remote camera opportunity today. See live views from Kennedy Space Center on @NASASpaceflight Space Coast Live.https://nsf.live/spacecoast
Falcon 9 and Dragon Endurance on the pad ahead of tomorrow’s 12:00 p.m. EDT launch of Crew-5 to the ISS for a long-duration science expedition.
Looking forward to launch tomorrow. Let's do this!
