Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has been assigned a long-duration mission to the International Space Station and is expected to fly as the pilot of a Crew Dragon spacecraft in mid 2023 or early 2024.
The Emerati astronaut will join Crew 6, but it doesn't seem that they will fly on SpaceX's Crew 6 mission. It seems they will fly on an Axiom crew mission. At least, that's how the news release seems to read.
Has there been any official announcement of Satoshi Furukawa in Crew-6 ?
Details from a NASA statement on crew assignments now that the seat barter agreement is formally completed.
With the agreement in place, NASA has assigned astronaut Frank Rubio to an upcoming mission as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 68 crew, and Loral O'Hara as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 69 crew. along with cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin of Roscosmos, is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Sept, 21, on the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. O'Hara, along with cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub is scheduled to launch spring 2023 on the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft.
Roscosmos has assigned cosmonaut Anna Kikina as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 67/68 crew, and cosmonaut Andrei Fedyayev as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 68/69 crew. Kikina, along with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata is targeted to launch on NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 in September from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. along with NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg are targeted to launch on NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 in spring 2023.
We are proud to work with UAE on this historic fight opportunity that will send the first astronaut from an Arab nation on a long-term mission to the @Space_Station.
This highlights our commitment to expand global access to microgravity.
Roskosmos announced who will fly on Crew Dragon, in addition to Kikina.
Roskosmos: as part of cross flights on Crew Dragon, in addition to Kikina, Fedyaev will fly.
07/25/2022 04:51 PM (updated: 07/25/2022 04:57 PM)
MOSCOW, July 25 - RIA Novosti. In addition to Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina and US astronaut Francisco Rubio, Russian Andrey Fedyaev and American Laurel O'Hara fly to the ISS as part of the cross-flight agreement , Roscosmos reported on Monday.
"In accordance with the agreement, NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio will go to the ISS on September 21, 2022 on the Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-22, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina - no earlier than September 29, 2022 on the American manned spacecraft Crew Dragon (crew- 5)," the state corporation said on its Telegram channel. "In the spring of 2023, NASA astronaut Laurel O'Hara is scheduled to fly on the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on the Crew Dragon spacecraft (crew-6 mission)," Roscosmos said.
The agreement with NASA provides for three flights of Russian cosmonauts on American manned spacecraft and three flights of American astronauts on Russian manned spacecraft. Flights should take place in 2022-2024.
O'Hara trained last year in Russia with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin.
https://ria.ru/20220725/kosmos-1804831280.html
Crew-5 isn't launch yet but we already have nice pictures of Crew-6.
SpaceX Crew-6 crew is :
CDR : Stephen Bowen (4th flight)
PLT : Warren Hoburgh (1st flight)
MS-1 : Sultan Al Neyadi (1st flight)
MS-2 : Andrei Fedyayev (1st flight)
NASA's Crew-6 during recent training at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of a visit to the Int'l Space Station in 2023. (Cdr. Stephen Bowen; Plt. Woody Hoburg; cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and Sultan Al Neyadi of the UAE)
https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1577720100966338585QuoteNASA's Stich says each new Falcon 9 booster in the SpaceX fleet brings "safety improvements" and "better inspections."
"I think we might get a new booster again later on for Crew-6."
On the launch webcast they said today’s booster would be reused for Crew-6.
The booster for Crew-6 May, or may not, be the B1077 used today for Crew-5 …https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1577720100966338585QuoteNASA's Stich says each new Falcon 9 booster in the SpaceX fleet brings "safety improvements" and "better inspections."
"I think we might get a new booster again later on for Crew-6."
On the launch webcast they said today’s booster would be reused for Crew-6.
I wonder if Derrol Nail got confused with CRS-26? Would make more sense to me at least
This is not a futuristic spacecraft, in fact this is a centrifuge arm @usairforce . Here we simulate launch and landing profiles in the @SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. The gravitational forces that we encounter can reach up to 5 G’s.
As we are getting closer to our mission, our training here at Hawthorne @SpaceX is intensifying. Lately I finished a very productive training week with my awesome crew commander Steve Bowen, Pilot Warren Hoburg “Woody” @Astro_Woody and mission specialist Andrei Fedyayev.
International partnership will be among the most important legacies of @Space_Station We build partnership on trust, and we build trust doing tough, realistic training together like simulated spacewalks in the #NeutralBuoyancyLab Here’s training with 3 different partner nations!
Thank you my friend @AstroDrewMorgan , well said! Proud to be your training partner. 🤜🏻🤛🏻
...NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the ISS, tentatively scheduled for as soon as February 2023.
NASA confirms that Crew-6 is now scheduled for February 2023, and Crew-7 in the fall of 2023. Starliner‘s first crewed test flight moves to April for ISS traffic considerations, and looks like no full-up crew rotation flight for Starliner until 2024.
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Forgive the ignorant question, but is AlNeyadi considered a member of the USOS crew, or a stand-alone Axiom crew member?
I didn't think UAE were members of the ISS Program, yet the training images suggest that AlNeyadi is also doing EVA training, which suggests he'll be a full USOS crew member. I'm just trying to get clear in my mind where the UAE now stands as a member/partial member of the ISS partnership.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/11/03/nasa-updates-commercial-crew-flight-manifest-to-space-station/QuoteNASA Updates Commercial Crew Flight Manifest to Space Station
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-February 2023, for launch of the agency’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Dragon and NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev to the space station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will spend approximately six months on the space station, starting with a short handover with Crew-5, which arrived at the station in October for a science expedition at the microgravity laboratory.
SpaceX certification and Falcon 9 hardware remain on track for the sixth crew rotation mission of the company’s human space transportation system and its seventh flight with NASA astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight, to the space station.
The Crew-6 mission will be Dragon Endeavour’s fourth flight to the space station, which previously supported the Demo-2, Crew-2, and Axiom Space (Ax-1) missions, making the spacecraft the fleet leader in number of flights to and from the station. The Dragon spacecraft currently is undergoing refurbishment at SpaceX’s Dragonland facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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Author James Cawley Posted on November 3, 2022
While all eyes are on the big orange rocket, SpaceX just raised a new booster, B1078 which will be used for Crew 6 NET Feb 1 of next year. Tripod test stand also recently received its 2nd new larger tank paving the way for hopefully longer Raptor tests!
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Falcon 9 B1078 for Crew-6 is getting frosty at McGregor.
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Propellant load is underway on Falcon 9 booster B1078 at SpaceX's McGregor Test and Development Facility. A static fire may occur sometime in the next 30 minutes. This booster is set to fly on the Crew-6 mission to the ISS next year.
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Looks like SpaceX Booster 1078 has started fueling for a possible static fire test. Join @Alexphysics13 and I for commentary on McGregor LIVE.
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Falcon 9 B1078 fires up at McGregor! This will launch Crew-6 to the ISS.
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https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2022/11/27/new-spacex-dragon-arrives-at-the-iss-with-science--solar-arrays-and-thanksgiving-treatsQuoteThe next mission set to head up to the ISS will be the SpaceX Crew-6 mission targeting launch Feb. 15, 2023.
The official logo of the Crew-6 mission to be completed by astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, primary crew member. Along with the International Space Station, Mars, and the Moon, the primary crew astronauts' names can be seen in the logo.
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The next SpaceX Crew Dragon mission is tentatively scheduled for launch Feb. 19 to the International Space Station with two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut, and UAE astronaut.
Here's our Crew-6 logo, happy and excited to share your official debut. Our Crew-6 mission patch is here, happy and excited to share it with you.
https://twitter.com/Astro_Alneyadi/status/1603070628361273344
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide (https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html), updated December 25:QuoteAnd a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four astronauts to the ISS on Crew-6 on February 19 at the earliest, in the middle of the night EST.
English translation of article says #Soyuz MS-23 will be launched with one crew & then bring Prokopiev & Petelin on #ISS home. Next #SpaceX Dragon will be launched with 3 crew - Fedyaev bumped to later mission - to bring Rubio home MS-22 deorbited with no crew #NASA #SpaceStation
https://ria.ru/20230108/roskosmos-1843503847.html
Google translate:QuoteMOSCOW, January 8 - RIA Novosti. Reports that Roskosmos and NASA have reached an agreement that the crew members of the faulty Soyuz MS-22, Russians Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin and American Frank Rubio, will return from the ISS on two different ships are speculation, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday. the press service of the state corporation.
Earlier, a number of telegram channels published information that Roscosmos and NASA allegedly made a decision on further work with the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft and its crew. According to these data, the ship will land empty in automatic mode, the next Soyuz MS-23 will leave in February, not March, with commander Oleg Kononenko and two empty seats. Also in February, the American ship Crew Dragon will fly with three crew members and one empty seat. Russian crew members Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin will return on Soyuz MS-23, and American Frank Rubio, who also flew with them on Soyuz MS-22, will return on Crew Dragon.
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It was reported that the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft, which is now located in Baikonur, can be used as a backup. It can be prepared for flight by February 19, and not March 16, as its flight to the ISS was originally scheduled. At the same time, the state corporation hopes that it will not be necessary to use it, and the Soyuz MS-22 crew will return to Earth on a regular basis on their ship in the second half of March.
STS-76 (Shuttle-Mir) had 6 crew up and 5 crew down. Shannon Lucid rode up on this flight but remained on Mir for an extended duration.
Does anyone know On shuttle flights, was it always a 1:1 exchange when crew changes were made on orbit? I.e. does shuttle passengers launched = shuttle passengers returned?
NASA press briefing underway. Roscosmos Sergei Krikalev says the Soyuz MS-22 will remain on the station for “several” additional months, exact extension length to be determined. No changes to Crew-6 crew assignments, but date TBD.
ISS/Soyuz: Instead, the next Soyuz in the sequence, MS-23/69S, will be launched a few weeks early in late February without a crew on board; the next SpaceX ferry ship, Crew 6, will be launched as planned in late February (2/4)
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1613174043825393666
Media Briefing: NASA Media Update on Space Station Plans, Soyuz Status
https://youtu.be/bWpB_bMEbyg
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Media Briefing: NASA Media Update on Space Station Plans, Soyuz Status
9 A.M. EST -- Wednesday, JAN 11, 2023
Looking forward, now that the State Commission has made a decision, NASA will take the next couple weeks; we'll be working with the Commercial Crew program and our US domestic partners on laying out the flight plan for next few months. We'll need a couple more weeks before we're ready to define a bunch of new launch datesand 7:05 (https://youtube.com/watch?v=bWpB_bMEbyg&t=7m05s):
With the decision today to fly zero crew in the upcoming Soyuz, the Crew-6 complement will remain the same. So no changes to the Crew-6 complement.44:51 (https://youtube.com/watch?v=bWpB_bMEbyg&t=44m51s)
As far as Crew-6, now that the State Commission has established the plan for the Soyuz, we're going to take the next couple weeks to lay out the plan. Where does Crew-6 go? Where do we put SpaceX-27? We have a Northrop Grumman mission coming up. There's the CFT flight, the Axiom 2 mission. So laying everything out in what we're going to plan now that we have the decision from the State Commission. I'm sure that's not what you're looking for today, but we just need a couple more weeks to lay all that out.
Does anyone know On shuttle flights, was it always a 1:1 exchange when crew changes were made on orbit? I.e. does shuttle passengers launched = shuttle passengers returned?
I can unfortunately think of a couple more
where passengers launched Does Not = shuttle passengers returned
(even if passengers launched = shuttle passengers attempted to be returned)
Does anyone know On shuttle flights, was it always a 1:1 exchange when crew changes were made on orbit? I.e. does shuttle passengers launched = shuttle passengers returned?
I can unfortunately think of a couple more
where passengers launched Does Not = shuttle passengers returned
(even if passengers launched = shuttle passengers attempted to be returned)
Atlantis - STS-129 was 6 crew members up and 7 down.
remember Soyuz 32/34on salyut 6, today we have Soyuz MS-22/23 on issDoes anyone know On shuttle flights, was it always a 1:1 exchange when crew changes were made on orbit? I.e. does shuttle passengers launched = shuttle passengers returned?
I can unfortunately think of a couple more
where passengers launched Does Not = shuttle passengers returned
(even if passengers launched = shuttle passengers attempted to be returned)
Atlantis - STS-129 was 6 crew members up and 7 down.
A related question is how many passengers have returned on a different type of spacecraft than they launched on:
Mir EO-18: Soyuz TM-21 up, STS-71 down.
Mir EO-19: STS-71 up, Soyuz TM-21 down.
ISS Expedition 1: Soyuz TM-31 up, STS-102 down.
ISS Expedition 6: STS-113 up, Soyuz TMA-1 down.
This happened when Shuttle was used for full crew exchange. The first crew in the series goes up in a Soyuz and comes back on Shuttle, and the last crew in the series does the reverse. In the meantime, short-duration missions go up to refresh the Soyuz lifeboat.
The other situation, where the launch crew was not the same size as the landing crew, happened when Shuttle was used for single-person crew exchange, where the first astronaut in the series goes up and stays, and the last astronaut in the series comes down and is not replaced. This happened for STS-76 and 91 on Mir, and STS-121 and 129 on ISS.
STS-71 and Soyuz TM-21 had different-sized up and down crews because Mir EO-18 and EO-19 were not the same size.
Numerous Soyuz flights were 2 up/3 down or 3 up/2 down, including Soyuz TM-2, TM-10, TM-15, TM-16, TM-17, TM-18, TM-19, TM-21, TM-23, TM-25, TM-26, and TM-28 to Mir, and Soyuz TMA-2, MS-03, and MS-04 to the ISS, due to extra-long missions, changes in the size of the long-duration crew, or whether a short-duration mission used the third seat.
SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated January 13:
Late February • Falcon 9 • Crew 6
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
...in the middle of the night EST.
Crew-6 has finished a final training week here at @SpaceX . In the picture I stand with my awesome crew commander Bowen, pilot Hoburg “Woody” and mission specialist Fedyayev in front of a Falcon 9 booster. Soon we will launch onboard a similar one from @NASAKennedy
The Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is scheduled to launch no earlier than Feb. 26 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Jan 18, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY M23-008
Briefings, Interviews Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
The four crew members that comprise the SpaceX
A pair of news conferences on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will highlight the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station in February. The mission is NASA’s sixth crew rotation flight involving a U.S. commercial spacecraft carrying crew for a science expedition aboard the microgravity laboratory.
First up, a mission overview news conference at 12 p.m. EST, followed by a crew news conference at 2 p.m. Both will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
The Crew-6 mission will carry NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg as well as UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. Crew members also will be available for individual interviews after 3:30 p.m.
The Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is scheduled to launch no earlier than Feb. 26 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This event will be the final media opportunity to speak to the Crew-6 astronauts before they travel to Kennedy for launch. Media wishing to participate in person or seeking a remote interview with the crew must request credentials from the Johnson newsroom at: 281-483-5111 or [email protected].
U.S. media interested in attending must request in-person participation by noon Tuesday, Jan. 24. Media interested in participating by phone must contact the Johnson newsroom by 9:45 a.m. the day of the event. Those wishing to submit a question on social media may do so using #AskNASA.
Briefing participants include:
12 p.m. Mission Overview News Conference
Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Johnson
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos
Salem AlMarri, Director General, Mohammaed Bin Rashid Space Centre, UAE
2 p.m. Crew News Conference
Stephen Bowen, NASA astronaut, spacecraft commander
Woody Hoburg, NASA astronaut, pilot
Sultan Alneyadi, UAE astronaut, mission specialist
Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut, mission specialist
3:30 p.m. Crew Individual Interview Opportunities
Crew-6 members will be available for a limited number of interviews
This will be Bowen’s fourth trip into space. A veteran of three space shuttle missions: STS-126 in 2008, STS-132 in 2010, and STS-133 in 2011, Bowen has logged more than 40 days in space, including 47 hours, 18 minutes during seven spacewalks. As mission commander, he will be responsible for all phases of flight, from launch to re-entry. He will serve as an Expedition 69 flight engineer aboard the station.
Bowen was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and a master’s degree in ocean engineering from the Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. In July 2000, Bowen became the first submarine officer selected as an astronaut by NASA.
The mission will be Hoburg’s first flight since his selection as an astronaut in 2017. As pilot, he will be responsible for spacecraft systems and performance. Aboard the station, he will serve as an Expedition 69 flight engineer.
Hoburg is from Pittsburgh. He earned a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT and a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. At the time of his selection as an astronaut, Hoburg was an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. Hoburg's research focused on efficient methods for design of engineering systems. He also is a commercial pilot with instrument, single-engine, and multi-engine ratings. Follow @Astro_Woody on Twitter.
Alneyadi will be making his first trip to space, representing the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Once aboard the station, he will become a flight engineer for Expedition 69. Follow @Astro_AlNeyadi on Twitter.
Fedyaev will be making his first trip to space, and will also serve as a mission specialist, working to monitor the spacecraft during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight. He will be a flight engineer for Expedition 69.
Learn more about how NASA innovates for the benefit of humanity through NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:
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Crew-6 mission are seated inside the SpaceX Dragon crew ship during a training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Seated from left in their spacesuits are, Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, Commander Stephen Bowen, and Mission Specialist Sultan Al Neyadi.
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Launch Timehttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/5808
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A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four astronauts to the ISS on Crew-6 on February 26 around 2 a.m. EST.https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four astronauts to the ISS on Crew-6 on February 26 at 2:07 a.m. EST.
Wednesday at 12pm ET, @NASA and @SpaceX managers will talk about the Crew-6 mission. Then at 2pm, the Crew-6 members will talk about their upcoming station mission. https://nasa.gov/live
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A pair of news conferences on Jan. 25, at @NASA_Johnson will highlight the agency’s @SpaceX
Crew-6 mission to the @Space_Station in February.
12pm ET: Mission Overview News Conference
2pm ET: Crew News Conference
SpaceX director of mission management Sarah Walker notes that the Crew-6 mission, flying with capsule Endeavour, will be the first time that the company reuses a Crew Dragon for a fourth mission.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting Crew-6 launch on Feb. 26.
Crew-6 launch is scheduled for 2:07 am EST on Feb 26, with opportunities on Feb 27 and 28.
Jan 24, 2023
What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
A new set of four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, as well as UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to perform science, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the microgravity laboratory.
The flight is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen and Hoburg were assigned to the Crew-6 mission in December 2021 and began working and training for their flight on SpaceX’s human spacecraft and their stay aboard the space station. Fedyaev and Alneyadi were added as the third and fourth crew members in July 2022. Crew-6 will spend up to six months at the space station before returning to Earth.
The international crew will fly aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, which previously flew NASA’s Crew-1, Inspiration4, and Axiom Mission-1 astronauts. As part of the refurbishment process, teams are installing new components, including the heat shield, nosecone, trunk and all forward bulkhead and service section Draco engines. These hardware components help the spacecraft withstand reentry heat, support docking and cargo space, and provide steering and thrust to the spacecraft. Previously flown components include pod panels from a previous human spaceflight mission.
As teams progress through Dragon milestones for Crew-6, they also are preparing a first-flight Falcon 9 booster for the mission. Once all rocket and spacecraft system checkouts are complete and all components are certified for flight, teams will mate Dragon to the Falcon 9 rocket in SpaceX’s hangar at the launch site. The integrated spacecraft and rocket will then be rolled to the pad and raised to vertical for an integrated static fire test and dry dress rehearsal with the crew prior to launch.
The Crew
This will be Bowen’s fourth trip into space as a veteran of three space shuttle missions: STS-126 in 2008, STS-132 in 2010, and STS-133 in 2011. Bowen has logged more than 40 days in space, including 47 hours, 18 minutes during seven spacewalks. As mission commander, he will be responsible for all phases of flight, from launch to re-entry. He will serve as an Expedition 69 flight engineer aboard the station.
Bowen was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and a master’s degree in ocean engineering from the Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. In July 2000, Bowen became the first submarine officer selected as an astronaut by NASA.
The mission will be Hoburg’s first flight since his selection as an astronaut in 2017. As pilot, he will be responsible for spacecraft systems and performance. Aboard the station, he will serve as an Expedition 69 flight engineer.
Hoburg is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT and a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. At the time of his selection as an astronaut, Hoburg was an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. Hoburg's research focused on efficient methods for design of engineering systems. He also is a commercial pilot with instrument, single-engine, and multi-engine ratings. Follow @Astro_Woody on Twitter.
Alneyadi will be making his first trip to space, representing the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center of the UAE. AlNeyadi will be the first UAE astronaut to fly on a commercial spacecraft. Once aboard the station, he will become a flight engineer for Expedition 69. Follow @Astro_AlNeyadi on Twitter.
Fedyaev will be making his first trip to space, and will also serve as a mission specialist, working to monitor the spacecraft during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight. He will be a flight engineer for Expedition 69.
Mission Overview
Lifting off from Launch Pad 39A on a Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon Endeavour will accelerate its four passengers to approximately 17,500 mph, putting it on an intercept course with the space station.
Once in orbit, the crew and SpaceX mission control in Hawthorne, California, will monitor a series of automatic maneuvers that will guide Endeavour to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. After several maneuvers to gradually raise its orbit, Endeavour will be in position to rendezvous and dock with its new home in orbit. The spacecraft is designed to dock autonomously, but the crew can take control and pilot manually, if necessary.
After docking, Crew-6 will be welcomed inside the station by the seven-member crew of Expedition 69. The astronauts of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission will undock from the space station and splash down off the coast of Florida several days after Crew-6's arrival.
Crew-6 will conduct new and exciting scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and benefit life on Earth. Experiments will include studies of how particular materials burn in microgravity, tissue chip research on heart, brain, and cartilage functions, and an investigation that will collect microbial samples from the outside of the space station. These are just some of the more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations that will take place during their mission.
During their stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, Crew-6 will see the arrival of cargo spacecraft including the SpaceX Dragon and the Roscosmos Progress. Crew-6 also is expected to welcome the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts and the Axiom Mission-2 crew during their expedition.
At the conclusion of the mission, Dragon Endeavour will autonomously undock with the four crew members aboard, depart the space station and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. After splashdown just off Florida’s coast, a SpaceX recovery vessel will pick up the crew, who will be helicoptered back to shore.
Commercial crew missions enable NASA to maximize use of the space station, where astronauts have lived and worked continuously for more than 22 years testing technologies, performing science, and developing the skills needed to operate future commercial destinations in low-Earth orbit and explore farther from Earth. Research conducted on the space station provides benefits for people on Earth and paves the way for future long-duration trips to the Moon and beyond through NASA’s Artemis missions.
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Tags: Commercial Crew, Expedition 68, Expedition 69, Humans in Space, International Space Station (ISS)
The four SpaceX Crew-6 crew members pose for a photo. on the crew access arm at NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Florida.
https://youtu.be/5OCET6AMDsQ
To keep Frank safe. So we looked at taking some cargo straps from actually the CRS-26 vehicle. Those fit very well on the pallet. We were able to put the straps over Frank and then the seat liner if we needed to. And then secure him to the floor of the Dragon…. And we went and did all the kinds of analysis we do in terms of accelerations for the crew member. And those all came back acceptable… And then, you know, we could actually accommodate two more crew members in this cargo pallet area if we needed to.”
After the @NASA Crew-6 press conference we got the chance to sign the conference room door, a tradition that has been maintained for years. I am happy and honored to follow the footsteps of my colleague @astro_hazzaa who did this back in 2019.
The four SpaceX Crew-6 members pose for a portrait underneath a Falcon 9 rocket booster at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left, are Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos; Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, both from NASA; and Mission Specialist Sultan Alneyadi from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.
Credit: SpaceX
QuoteThe four SpaceX Crew-6 members pose for a portrait underneath a Falcon 9 rocket booster at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left, are Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos; Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, both from NASA; and Mission Specialist Sultan Alneyadi from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.
Credit: SpaceX
The logo of the first Arab long-duration astronaut mission has been revealed. It depicts an astronaut wearing the suit and looking at a drawing of the Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE’s founding father.
The logo also shows part of the Earth and the International Space Station alongside the names of the mission and astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi.
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New photo of Crew-6 astronauts, including UAE's Sultan Al Neyadi, during a crew equipment integration test last month at SpaceX headquarters in California.
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Falcon 9 B1078 was seen leaving the @SpaceX McGregor facility Sunday morning following successful completion of its recent test campaign. The rocket will travel across the rural, southern roadways to Kennedy Space Center, FL, where it will launch the Crew-6 mission to the ISS.
🚀The four crew members that comprise the @SpaceX Crew-6 mission are gearing up for their mission!
They completed a crew equipment integration test in preparation for the #Crew6 launch from Kennedy Space Center to the @Space_Station.
Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3YpmYlK
Dragon test drive complete
The delay in Soyuz MS-23’s launch will likely push it back until after a crew exchange on the station. NASA is scheduled to launch the Crew-6 mission to the station Feb. 26. It will deliver to the station NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev to the station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. They will replace NASA’s Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA’s Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos’s Anna Kikina, who will return to Earth on the Crew-5 Crew Dragon several days after the Crew-6 arrival.
NASA said Feb. 13 that the crew of the upcoming Crew-6 mission entered pre-launch quarantine Feb. 12, and that launch remained scheduled for Feb. 26.
4/x: Crew-6 Dragon update: fueled with propellant. heads to pad Saturday to mate with rocket. Tuesday is FRR
SpaceX Dragon recovery ship Shannon has completed maintenance downtime in Charleston!
The ship is now arriving back at Port Canaveral to prepare to support Crew-6 launch.
SpaceX launch preps in Florida continued today with the move of a transporter-erector toward the pad 39A hangar for integration with a Falcon 9 rocket for the Crew-6 mission.
Meanwhile, a Falcon 9 for the next Starlink launch, seen here, moved to pad 40.
spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedul…
Crew-6 Dragon arrives at LC-39A ahead of flight
170424Z FEB 23
NAVAREA IV 191/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
260702Z TO 260739Z FEB, ALTERNATE
270639Z TO 270716Z AND 280617Z TO 280654Z FEB
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-38.91N 080-37.62W, 28-46.00N 080-23.00W,
28-43.00N 080-20.00W, 28-37.00N 080-24.00W,
28-33.96N 080-34.12W.
B. 31-50.00N 077-19.00W, 32-15.00N 076-59.00W,
32-34.00N 076-27.00W, 32-25.00N 076-13.00W,
31-59.00N 076-33.00W, 31-37.00N 077-04.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 280754Z FEB 23.//
Slight time change per
https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
to 7:12 UTC (2:12am EST)
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.
Launch is targeted for 2:07 a.m. EST, Sunday, Feb. 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to dock to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 2:54 a.m., Monday, Feb. 27.
Crew arrival at Kennedy, launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking coverage will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA also will host audio-only news teleconferences following the agency’s flight and launch readiness reviews. Follow all live events at: https://www.nasa.gov/live
The Crew-6 launch will carry two NASA astronauts, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Warren Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who will serve as mission specialists to the space station for a science expedition mission.
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The crew departed Houston this morning after completing months of training with @NASA, @SpaceX, and international partners. They are currently on their way to @NASA_Kennedy, where their launch is targeted for Feb. 26 at 2:07 am EST.
https://youtu.be/b7LRTFeozK4
F9/Crew-6: The Crew-6 fliers - NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, pilot Woody Hoburg, cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev and Emerati Sultan Alneyadi - have arrived at KSC to begin final preparations for launch early Sunday on a crew rotation flight to the International Space Station
The multinational crew that will ride a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station this weekend just arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch preflight preparations. Watch live: https://youtube.com/watch?v=i_8BZdKkrc8
Slight time change per
https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
to 7:12 UTC (2:12am EST)
A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four astronauts to the ISS on Crew-6 on February 26 at 2:07 a.m. EST.
Crew-6 has arrived at KSC ahead of this week’s launch to the International Space Station!
Steve, Woody, Sultan, and Andrey are scheduled to liftoff from LC-39A on 2/26 at 2:07am.
Mission updates on the NSF forum: forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topi…
A few more candid shots, as well as their slick patch design.
A lot of personality in this crew. I dig it.
Teams at Kennedy are completing the agency’s Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
A teleconference will be held at approximately 6:15pm EST.
Tune in:
NASA says the Crew-6 launch has slipped a day, to Feb. 27 at 1:45 am EST.
Departure! SpaceX Dragon recovery ship Shannon is underway and heading to the Gulf of Mexico to support Crew-6 launch, followed by Crew-5 splashdown.
nsf.live/spacecoast
221507Z FEB 23
NAVAREA IV 197/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
270639Z TO 270716Z FEB, ALTERNATE 280617Z TO
280654Z FEB AND 020529Z TO 020606Z MAR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-38.91N 080-37.62W, 28-46.00N 080-23.00W,
28-43.00N 080-20.00W, 28-37.00N 080-24.00W,
28-33.96N 080-34.12W.
B. 31-50.00N 077-19.00W, 32-15.00N 076-59.00W,
32-34.00N 076-27.00W, 32-25.00N 076-13.00W,
31-59.00N 076-33.00W, 31-37.00N 077-04.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 191/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 020706Z MAR 23.
A cancel-and-replace NGA notice for the postponement.Map from the cancel-and-replace NGA notice. ASDS 543km downrange.
The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, that will carry astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi and his Crew-6 colleagues to the ISS, have been rolled out of the hangar at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket continues rolling up the ramp to Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The rocket is moving into position for a static fire test and launch with a crew of four heading to the International Space Station.
Watch live: https://youtube.com/watch?v=i_8BZdKkrc8
The Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are now in place at launch pad 39A in readiness for an engine test firing tomorrow. Launch to the International Space Station is scheduled for Monday at 1:45am EST (0645 GMT). Watch live views from Kennedy Space Center:
Falcon 9 and Dragon go vertical at LC-39A as SpaceX prepares for the Crew-6 mission!
Thanks to SpaceX for always scheduling these movements around dawn, beautiful transition.😁
Timelapse from the 24/7 stream: http://nsf.live/spacecoast
The @SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft for the #Crew6 mission to @Space_Station was rolled out at Launch Complex 39A overnight. More 📷 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAt42F
As Falcon 9 rises, the droneship to recover it has just departed Port Canaveral.
Bob and Just Read the Instructions will be heading ~550 km downrange for the Crew-6 mission.
nsf.live/spacecoast
Falcon 9 and Endeavour vertical at sunrise, poised for liftoff at 1:45am EST Monday carrying Crew-6 to the Int'l Space Station.
Where the astronauts now ride to board their ride atop pad 39A
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Monday, February 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s sixth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-6) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 1:45 a.m. ET (6:45 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Tuesday, February 28 at 1:22 a.m. ET (6:22 UTC).
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew Demo-2, Crew-2, and Axiom Space’s Ax-1 to and from the space station. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations in areas such as life and physical sciences to advanced materials, technology development, in-space production applications, and even student-led research.
The SpaceX webcast for the Crew-6 mission will go live about one hour before liftoff.
Falcon 9 and Dragon are vertical at Launch Complex 39A; targeting Monday, February 27 for launch of the Crew-6 mission → http://spacex.com/launches
Bright Outlook for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch Weather
In an official report released Thursday, Feb. 23, weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the cumulus cloud rule serving as the primary weather concern.
Liftoff is targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST, Monday, Feb. 27, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The mission will carry two NASA astronauts – Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Warren “Woody” Hoburg – along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who join as mission specialists, to the International Space Station.
The crew is scheduled for a long-duration stay of up to six months aboard the space station conducting science and maintenance before returning to Earth.
Starting at 10:15 p.m. EST on Feb. 26, there will be a live broadcast of the mission – including liftoff and postlaunch milestones – on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Follow along here on the Crew-6 blog for key events leading up to launch, and then follow on launch day starting at 9 p.m. EST.
Author James Cawley
Posted on February 23, 2023
Categories Commercial Crew, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, NASA Astronauts, SpaceX
Tags Crew-6, Dragon spacecraft Endeavour, Falcon 9 rocket, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, NASA, NASA astronauts, NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission, SpaceX
Trip Healey, manager, Program Control & Integration for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, left, and Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, prepare to raise NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 flag Wednesday, Feb. 22, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Two rockets on opposites side of the world stand ready to launch to the station as four Exp 68 crew members prepare to return to Earth.
Clocks at Kennedy Space Center are counting down to a T-0 of 1:45am ET tonight, as SpaceX completes a dry dress rehearsal ahead of the Crew-6 launch.
A static fire of the Falcon 9 should follow at 5:45am, per NASA's Steve Stitch.
Bring coffee: nsf.live/spacecoast
Riding in Tesla Model Xs, the four crew members who will ride to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft have arrived at the launch pad in Florida for a practice session ahead of liftoff Monday.
Live views of pad 39A: youtube.com/watch?v=i_8BZd…
A vehicle carrying two members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew 6 mission passes by the Vehicle Assembly Building as it returns to the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building from Launch Complex 39A following the completion of a dress rehearsal for the Crew 6 launch, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch on 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
T-20 minute vent as SpaceX counts down to a static fire of the Falcon 9 for the Crew-6 mission
Live: http://nsf.live/spacecoast
Static fire of Falcon 9 B1078 completed, ahead of the Crew-6 mission! @NASASpaceflight
Live 24/7: nsf.live/spacecoast
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete ahead of the Crew-6 mission to the @space_station
Overnight #Crew6 completed a dress rehearsal for launch and the @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket completed a brief static fire test ahead of a no earlier than 1:45am ET Feb. 27 launch to @Space_Station
. Check out 📷: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAt42F
F9/Crew-6: SpaceX test fired the 1sr stage engines of the Crew-6 Falcon 9 rocket at 5:45am EST (1045 UTC); test appeared normal; we’ll stand by for an update from SpaceX on plans to press ahead with launch Monday
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The Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon at sunrise this morning. Before dawn SpaceX ignited the rocket's nine first-stage engines for a static fire test. Launch to the space station is currently planned for no earlier than Monday. Watch live views from the Cape: https://youtube.com/live/i_8BZdKkrc8?feature=share
Crew-6 is launching to the @Space_Station! We'll begin live coverage tomorrow from @NASAKennedy at 10:15pm EST on @NASA TV, then right after launch, we're continuing our coverage from Mission Control with an audio-only stream on YouTube:
Launch Hazard Areas for #Crew-6 Dragon mission according NOTMAR/NOTAM messages valid for 27 Feb 06:45 UTC, alternatively 28 Feb to 02 Mar. Planned B1078.1 landing position 550km downrange. Stage2 Debris Reentry south of Australia. https://bit.ly/LHA-23
they can't get the phone bridge workingTaking questions now.
Crew boosters are limited to five flights.
There are no crewed boosters, only crewed Dragons. the booster used for a crewed mission must have flown 4 or fewer times prior to the mission and could have flown on any types of prior missions (Dragon, Starlink, whatever). After a booster has flown five times, it cannot be used for a crewed mission, but it can be used for other missions, usually Starlink.Crew boosters are limited to five flights.
Does this mean that the crewed booster must be expended on its sixth flight?
There are no crewed boosters, only crewed Dragons. the booster used for a crewed mission must have flown 4 or fewer times prior to the mission and could have flown on any types of prior missions (Dragon, Starlink, whatever). After a booster has flown five times, it cannot be used for a crewed mission, but it can be used for other missions, usually Starlink.Crew boosters are limited to five flights.
Does this mean that the crewed booster must be expended on its sixth flight?
Do you have reason to believe that individual boosters are certified? I thought crew certification applied to the design (i.e., all of the boosters). I know that articles in the press always describe certification this way, as in "Atlas V is crew certified", or "Vulcan must be crew certified if it is to carry Starliner".There are no crewed boosters, only crewed Dragons. the booster used for a crewed mission must have flown 4 or fewer times prior to the mission and could have flown on any types of prior missions (Dragon, Starlink, whatever). After a booster has flown five times, it cannot be used for a crewed mission, but it can be used for other missions, usually Starlink.Crew boosters are limited to five flights.
Does this mean that the crewed booster must be expended on its sixth flight?
By crewed boosters, I meant boosters that are certified to carry astronauts.
Do you have reason to believe that individual boosters are certified? I thought crew certification applied to the design (i.e., all of the boosters). I know that articles in the press always describe certification this way, as in "Atlas V is crew certified", or "Vulcan must be crew certified if it is to carry Starliner".There are no crewed boosters, only crewed Dragons. the booster used for a crewed mission must have flown 4 or fewer times prior to the mission and could have flown on any types of prior missions (Dragon, Starlink, whatever). After a booster has flown five times, it cannot be used for a crewed mission, but it can be used for other missions, usually Starlink.Crew boosters are limited to five flights.
Does this mean that the crewed booster must be expended on its sixth flight?
By crewed boosters, I meant boosters that are certified to carry astronauts.
نذهب للفضاء اليوم لكي نمهد الطريق لأجيال الغد بإذن الله. 🇦🇪
Today we fly to pave the way for the next generations. 🇦🇪
That's it for the briefing. Bottom line, everything looking good for launch on Feb 27 at 1:45 am ET. If it doesn't go for any reason, Feb 28 is NOT good from a wx perspective and Mar 1 is no-go for other reasons, so would be Mar 2, 3 or 4.
There is less than 5% of violating launch weather constraints; ascent corridor conditions improving as well.
Biggest problem is an audio issue with the briefing...
We’re increasing the fleet, sorting out the vehicles. Bottom line is that you know we’ve got lots of launches that we’re planning to do and we’re looking to fly lots more Dragons, so our ability to transfer crew to the pad, we always want to have a good fleet of vehicles for that as well.
Falcon 9 and Dragon Endeavour atop LC-39A at dawn, ready to launch Crew-6 to the ISS at 1:45 a.m. ET Monday
Dragon Endeavour, ready for its fourth trip to space at 1:45 a.m. Monday with Crew-6
Spot the human for scale 🔎👨💻🚀🐉
All systems and weather are looking good for launch of Crew-6 → spacex.com/launches
It’s a beautiful morning at KSC, where Falcon 9 and Dragon are slated to launch Steve, Woody, Sultan, and Andrey on their mission to the Space Station. Liftoff is at 1:45am ET.
The NSF team will go live at 10pm for all your countdown needs:
Launching early tomorrow, Crew-6 includes a veteran and a rookie astronaut from NASA, a new Russian cosmonaut, and the first long-duration ISS flight from the United Arab Emirates!
✍️: Sawyer Rosenstein (@thenasaman): https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/02/crew-6-launch/
📸: Stephen Marr (@spacecoast_stve)
Crew-6 Walkout.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
Sunset at the pad
Heading to 39A.
And arriving at the pad:
Astro Sultan’s kids wave him goodbye.
The astro lean! Looking at your tall rocket is hard in a space suit.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
Astro Lean 2:
Now with the pad ninjas, the crew is signing the white room wall at the end of the Crew Access Arm.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
Commander rips off the Pad Ninja patches to take them into space. #Tradition.
This will never not give me goosebumps! Go #Crew6 ! @Commercial_Crew @NASASocial
NASA's Ken Bowersox joined us as we prepare for the #Crew6 launch broadcast to discuss how the cadence of Commercial Crew helps @NASA travel to the @Space_Station and prepare for exploration to the Moon and beyond.
Crew-6 informed the ISS tracking the potential need for a PDAM (Potential Debris Avoidance Maneuver). They are still going to launch and then assess the burns if the ISS has to dodge the debris.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
The hatch is closed and countdown is continuing to a 1:45am ET liftoff! There are 4 people in this picture right now ready to head to space on #Crew6!
Read about the launch and get a link to the @nasaspaceflight livestream:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/02/crew-6-launch/
One hour to launch.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
Crew-6 is go for launch
As expected, SpaceX stream has started. It's 720p upscaled to 1080.
Official 4K stream has the same artifact that's affecting NASA UHD for the last while with broken 2SI interleave.
Crew-6 is GO for prop load.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
CAA retract.
T-35 minutes until liftoff; propellant loading of Falcon 9 has begun, and Dragon’s escape system is armed
Crew-6: T-20 minute vent.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
The small flame and smoke at the pad is safing of the TEA/TEB systems from what we have observed previously. Not a cause for concern.
youtube.com/watch?v=sv16Qy…
Launch Update: Today's #Crew6 launch has been scrubbed due to an issue with ground systems. Stand by for details on a new launch date and time.
Standing down from tonight's launch of Crew-6 due to a TEA-TEB ground system issue. Both Crew-6 and the vehicles are healthy and propellant offload has begun ahead of the crew disembarking Dragon
NASA says the "post launch" press conference is still planned for around 3:30-4:00 am, but will put out more information if that changes.
Propellant offload of the Falcon 9 rocket is now complete. The launch escape system has been disarmed.
The crew will work through a series of commands as the crew access arm returns to the Dragon spacecraft.
Stand by for details on a new launch date and time.
Propellant offload complete, launch escape system disarmed, and the crew access arm has swung back in place for the crew to egress
The problem was that the SpaceX team couldn't provide sufficient confidence of a full load of TEA-TEB.
NASA's Derrol Nail just said there will NOT be a press conference.
As far as I can tell, the only other time TEA-TEB issue caused a scrub for SpaceX was during the SES-8 mission in November 2013.
Oxygen contamination of ground side TEA-TEB
https://twitter.com/elonxnet/status/1630109163803009025QuoteAs far as I can tell, the only other time TEA-TEB issue caused a scrub for SpaceX was during the SES-8 mission in November 2013.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40544.msg1550541#msg1550541QuoteOxygen contamination of ground side TEA-TEB
What we know is that the TEA-TEB igniter line or lines became too cold, it is unknown if they "froze" or the fluids inside simply became too viscous to function properly.
.@NASA and @SpaceX scrubbed today's launch of the #Crew6 mission to the @Space_Station due to a ground systems issue.
Unfavorable weather on Feb.28 makes the next launch attempt 12:34am ET March 2, pending resolution of the technical issue.
go.nasa.gov/3Y34NBY
NASA and SpaceX scrubbed Monday’s launch attempt of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station due to a ground systems issue. Mission teams decided to stand down to investigate an issue preventing data from confirming a full load of the ignition source for the Falcon 9 first stage Merlin engines, triethylaluminum triethylboron (or TEA-TEB).
“I’m proud of the NASA and SpaceX teams’ focus and dedication to keeping Crew-6 safe,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Human spaceflight is an inherently risky endeavor and, as always, we will fly when we are ready.”
SpaceX has removed propellant from the Falcon 9 rocket and the astronauts have exited the Dragon spacecraft for astronaut crew quarters. Both the Falcon 9 and Dragon are in a safe configuration.
NASA and SpaceX will forgo a launch opportunity on Tuesday, Feb. 28, due to unfavorable weather forecast conditions.
The next available launch attempt is at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2, pending resolution of the technical issue preventing Monday’s launch.
NASA and SpaceX will a hold media teleconference prior to the next launch attempt, and more details will be provided as available. Follow along with launch activities and get more information about the mission at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/.
Learn more about commercial crew and space station activities by following @Commercial_Crew, @space_station, and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the Commercial Crew Facebook, ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
270953Z FEB 23
NAVAREA IV 213/23(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
020529Z TO 020606Z MAR, ALTERNATE
030506Z TO 030544Z AND 040444Z TO 040522Z MAR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-38.91N 080-37.62W, 28-46.00N 080-23.00W,
28-43.00N 080-20.00W, 28-37.00N 080-24.00W,
28-33.96N 080-34.12W.
B. 31-50.00N 077-19.00W, 32-15.00N 076-59.00W,
32-34.00N 076-27.00W, 32-25.00N 076-13.00W,
31-59.00N 076-33.00W, 31-37.00N 077-04.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 191/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 040622Z MAR 23.
If they continued the countdown to engine ignition they'd know right away if they got enough TEA-TEB to start the engines.
The only risk is not having enough for restart later on booster reentry/landing.
Is it fair to say they scrubbed to save the booster? (not a bad thing per se, just something to note).
Or is it like 'something is not working as expected, so let's make sure there isn't anything else out of the ordinary that we don't see?
Edit: Or are they loading TEA-TEB for stage 2 at this point?
See photos of @NASA management monitoring the countdown in Firing Room 4 during this morning's launch attempt. NASA and @SpaceX teams are targeting March 2 at 12:34am ET for the next attempt. More 📷: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAt42F
I promised my kids to return soon and I didn’t mean this soon! Anyway, our crew is safe and our spirits are high. A launch scrub is one of the things that we are trained to do, as crew safety is always a priority.
Go Dragon 🐉! Go Crew-6 🚀!
📸: @manumazzanti
A member of Crew-6 is seen through the doors of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center before departing for LC-39A last night
Sultan AlNeyadi gives a thumbs up to his family and guests before departing for LC-39A yesterday evening
NASA astronaut Victor Glover captures video of Crew-6 before they departed for LC-39A yesterday evening
QuoteSee photos of @NASA management monitoring the countdown in Firing Room 4 during this morning's launch attempt. NASA and @SpaceX teams are targeting March 2 at 12:34am ET for the next attempt. More : https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAt42F
NASA, SpaceX Move Forward with March 2 Launch to Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is ‘Go’ for launch to the International Space Station following completion of a launch readiness review, weather briefing, and mission management meeting on Feb. 28. Launch is targeted at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Mission teams stood down from a Feb. 27 launch attempt to review an unusual data signature related to confirming a proper bleed in of pad supplied fluid known as triethylaluminum triethylboron (TEA-TEB). TEA-TEB is an ignition fluid used to start the Falcon 9’s nine first stage kerosene/liquid oxygen Merlin engines. The bleed-in process ensures there is an adequate supply of this fluid at each engine to mix with liquid oxygen to start the engines. During prelaunch, the TEA-TEB fluid – which originates in a ground supply tank – flows to the rocket’s interface and back to a catch tank to remove gas from the ground plumbing. During engine start, the fluid then flows to the engines for ignition. Flow into the catch tank is one of several parameters used to determine that the fluid has been properly bled into the system.
After a thorough review of the data and ground system, NASA and SpaceX determined there was a reduced flow back to the ground TEA-TEB catch tank due to a clogged ground filter. This clogged filter fully-explained the signature observed on the launch attempt. SpaceX teams replaced the filter, purged the TEA-TEB line with nitrogen, and verified the lines are clean and ready for launch.
Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron continue to predict a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions for Crew-6 launch, with the flight through precipitation rule serving as the primary weather concern. Conditions along the Dragon ascent corridor are within acceptable limits, but will remain a watch item for Thursday’s attempt.
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, mission commander, and Warren Hoburg, pilot, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who join as mission specialists, will travel to the space station for a science expedition mission. The international crew will fly aboard the Dragon spacecraft named Endeavour, which previously flew NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2, and Axiom Mission 1 astronauts.
After an approximate 24.5-hour transit, the crew will dock to the space-facing port of the microgravity laboratory’s Harmony module about 1:17 a.m. Friday, March 3. Hatch opening is targeted for approximately 3:27 a.m., followed by the welcome ceremony about 3:40 a.m. Arrival coverage on NASA TV and the agency’s website begins Thursday, March 2, at 11:30 p.m.
Starting at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, tune in to a Crew-6 live launch broadcast on NASA TV or the agency’s website and follow along through countdown and other key mission milestones. More details about the mission can be found in the press kit online and by following the Crew-6 blog, @commercial_crew on Twitter, and commercial crew on Facebook.
Author Brittney Ann Thorpe
Posted on March 1, 2023
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-6 mission, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Image over @SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew-6 yesterday when it was decided to postpone the launch to this Thursday, 2 March. We continue to follow this event and wish all the success in the mission to reach @Space_Station
If they continued the countdown to engine ignition they'd know right away if they got enough TEA-TEB to start the engines.
The only risk is not having enough for restart later on booster reentry/landing.
Is it fair to say they scrubbed to save the booster? (not a bad thing per se, just something to note).
Or is it like 'something is not working as expected, so let's make sure there isn't anything else out of the ordinary that we don't see?
Edit: Or are they loading TEA-TEB for stage 2 at this point?
NASA/SpaceX are ready to give Crew-6 another go overnight tonight from LC-39A in Florida🚀
A few days ago, Crew-6 got delayed due to a TEA-TEB ground system issue. But we are back for the second launch attempt.
Launch is currently scheduled for March 2nd at 12:34 a.m.
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Dragon Crew Capsule, Endeavour is ready for the second launch attempt of Crew-6
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So they confirmed that the issue was with the ground sourced TEA-TEB for the initial ignition.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55403.msg2462442#msg2462442
So this begs the question: Why abort? Just continue the countdown and you'll know before lift your off if the engines ignite successfully?
So they confirmed that the issue was with the ground sourced TEA-TEB for the initial ignition.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55403.msg2462442#msg2462442
So this begs the question: Why abort? Just continue the countdown and you'll know before lift your off if the engines ignite successfully?
I don't really know, but I'd expect that they would violate GSE-related criteria, and possibly environmental requirements if there was a spill. It would be interesting to know why this is an abort criteria.
After a thorough review of the data and ground system, NASA and SpaceX determined there was a reduced flow back to the ground TEA-TEB catch tank due to a clogged ground filter. This clogged filter fully-explained the signature observed on the launch attempt. SpaceX teams replaced the filter, purged the TEA-TEB line with nitrogen, and verified the lines are clean and ready for launch.
Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon at sunset, ready for another try at launching Crew-6 to the ISS tonight at 12:34 a.m. EST.
Viewing guide: launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing…
Tonight's launch would come nearly four years to the hour after Crew Dragon's first launch, DM-1, four years ago on March 2, 2019.
launchphotography.com/SpX_DM-1.html
Hey, I’d still call that “root cause” because the “why” game never ends, so you’ll be left with nothing fitting the new definition (“root cause” doesn’t mean there isn’t a seed that grew into that root…). Which doesn’t mean it’s not useful to look upstream.QuoteAfter a thorough review of the data and ground system, NASA and SpaceX determined there was a reduced flow back to the ground TEA-TEB catch tank due to a clogged ground filter. This clogged filter fully-explained the signature observed on the launch attempt. SpaceX teams replaced the filter, purged the TEA-TEB line with nitrogen, and verified the lines are clean and ready for launch.
This points to the proximal cause (clogged filter), and the solution that gets them back into the count (replace the filter), but what's really interesting is to move upstream and find the root cause: why was the filter clogged?
- Were their GSE preventative maintenance (PM) procedures missing a periodic check of that filter?
- Even if their PM checklist covered that filter, perhaps the increased flight rate outran that PM cycle?
- Did something upstream in that fluid line fail and send debris down the line and into that filter? (We saw something like this during the Artermis-1 counts.)
- If so, does that failure point to a needed design improvement in the GSE?
- Or is it more efficient to just check that filter more frequently, instead of bothering with the design change?
All obvious next steps that I'm sure SpaceX is now pursuing, and beard-stroking fuel for us in the bleachers ...
Hey, I’d still call that “root cause” because the “why” game never ends, so you’ll be left with nothing fitting the new definition (“root cause” doesn’t mean there isn’t a seed that grew into that root…). Which doesn’t mean it’s not useful to look upstream.
Rule #5 for accident investigators: ask ‘why’ seven times. It is much too easy to come to a first level conclusion and leave the investigation. That is guaranteed to result in future accidents.
A fun detail about NASA crew missions is that after suit-up final checks before walk out, the crew plays a quick game of their choosing with NASA's head of the astronaut office.
Here before their first launch attempt, Crew-6 played a quick round of cards.
📸NASA/Kim Shiflett
10 years ago today, Mar. 1, 2013: Launch of Dragon CRS-2 and the fifth and last flight of the original Falcon 9 version, much shorter and with a 3x3 engine pattern.
https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Photos.html
The countdown clock at KSC is ticking down again as SpaceX/NASA presses forward with another attempt at launching the Crew-6 mission tonight.
The clock is still partially dressed up with a retro facade from its recent role in a movie shooting at KSC.👀📽
nsf.live/spacecoast
So they confirmed that the issue was with the ground sourced TEA-TEB for the initial ignition.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55403.msg2462442#msg2462442
So this begs the question: Why abort? Just continue the countdown and you'll know before lift your off if the engines ignite successfully?
I don't really know, but I'd expect that they would violate GSE-related criteria, and possibly environmental requirements if there was a spill. It would be interesting to know why this is an abort criteria.
Its an abort because it is a problem with a major subsystem. I for one am glad spacex isnt falling into the go fever trap.So they confirmed that the issue was with the ground sourced TEA-TEB for the initial ignition.
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55403.msg2462442#msg2462442
So this begs the question: Why abort? Just continue the countdown and you'll know before lift your off if the engines ignite successfully?
I don't really know, but I'd expect that they would violate GSE-related criteria, and possibly environmental requirements if there was a spill. It would be interesting to know why this is an abort criteria.
Read online somewhere that this is a NASA abort criteria just for human spaceflight.
Great tokens from Raj. Worked with the Dice Men in 1995 in Korea. Wearing those dice in uniform is not authorized. They still do it anyway. I wish he had said coin and would have owed a round...
Shuttle Vet Steve:
"Yeah, just going to space later....done it before, no big deal" 😅
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
Crew-6 heading to the pad in the SpaceX Teslas.
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
Hatch on Dragon Endeavour has now closed thanks to the work of the SpaceX Pad Ninjas.
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
90 mins to Crew-6 launch. Hearing from an interview between Thomas Burghardt (@TGMetsFan98) and John Posey, NASA Crew Dragon Lead Engineer right now.
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
Here is my (unofficial) #SpaceX & #NASA's Crew-6 pre-launch step-by-step infographic. Godspeed to the crew of Endeavour.
F9/Crew-6: 1 hour to launch; weather still acceptable for flight; no technical issues
Up Next: Here are key milestones for the #Crew6 mission launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Liftoff, from Launch Complex 39A, is targeted for 12:34am EST Thursday, March 2!
The milestones below are all approximate; all times are EST.
11:52 p.m. Crew access arm retracts
11:56 p.m. Dragon launch escape system is armed
11:59 p.m. Falcon 9 rocket propellant loading begins
12:27 a.m. Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
12:32 a.m. Propellant load complete; Dragon switches to internal power
12:33 a.m. SpaceX launch director verifies go for launch
12:34 a.m. Liftoff!
12:35 a.m. Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
12:36 a.m. First stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
12:36 a.m. First and second stages separate
12:36 a.m. Second stage engine starts
12:41 a.m. First stage entry burn
12:42 a.m. Second stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
12:43 a.m. First stage landing on SpaceX drone ship
12:46 a.m. Dragon separates from second stage
12:47 a.m. Dragon nosecone sequence
Crew-6 is go for launch
Crew-6: GO for prop load.
Crew Access Arm (CAA) retract.
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
T-35 minutes until liftoff; propellant loading of Falcon 9 has begun, and Dragon’s escape system is armed
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator, center, and Kennedy Space Center director Janet Petro, right, wave as the vehicles carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronaut Warren “Woody" Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission launch, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, and Fedyaev are scheduled to launch at 12:34 a.m. EST on March 2, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Crew-6 T-20 minute vent.
"Once more into the breach, dear friends. Crew-6 is ready to launch.
- Stephen Bowen (who has flown on Shuttle Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour - and now gets to fly on Dragon Endeavour!).
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1078 launches Crew Dragon Endeavour from KSC 39A with a crew of four to the ISS.
Overview:
nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/crew-6…
NSF Livestream:
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
Liftoff of Crew-6!
The next time I address you, I will be aboard the International Space Station. 🚀
I will be speaking to you carrying the flag of our nation on my arm and Zayed's Ambition in my heart. 🇦🇪
Keep me in your prayers, and we will soon be in touch.
Sultan AlNeyadi
Staging 1-2. Smooth first stage flight.
And liftoff! Congratulations to the @NASA and @SpaceX teams on a successful launch! I am looking forward to seeing the crew safely aboard the @Space_Station!
#Crew6 begins their journey to space
📸 me for @Space_Explored
This is the 366th human spaceflight, the 200th flight to a space station, and will be the 336th human orbital launch assuming orbit is achieved a few minutes from now.
Watching Crew-6 make its way to @Space_Station from SLC-34 tonight🤩🚀.
See y’all later👋
Falcon 9 B1078 lands on SpaceX drone ship Just Read The Instructions after safely launching four humans.
youtube.com/watch?v=HYujVh…
Dragon has separated from Falcon 9’s second stage
Launch of Crew-6!
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S/C Sep for Dragon Endeavour.
Humans pushed to space on controlled explosions is never to be taken lightly, but that was very nicely done!
SpaceX requests a five-star review and sushi orders ahead of the CRS mission. 😅
"Thank you for flying SpaceX".
Flight profile of Dragon and Crew-6 as they travel to the @space_station
Follow Dragon and Crew-6 during their flight
Tried out a new technique tonight to get this single 30sec exposure of NASA/SpaceX's Crew-6 mission heading to the @space_station early this morning. Turned out so epic🚀💨
Dragon and her crew of four have launched from LC 39-A beginning the Crew Six mission to the International Space Station.
Learn more about the mission-
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/crew-6-launch/
📷 Me for @NASASpaceflight
The #Crew6 Dragon spacecraft has separated from its Falcon 9 rocket. Next stop: the @Space_Station.
Tune in to real-time audio between Crew-6 and mission control ahead of the March 3 docking: go.nasa.gov/3EAOnK7
NASA/SpaceX Crew-6 riding a column of flame, ascending through the upper reaches of the Earth's atmosphere & approaching main-engine cutoff/stage sep. Shot on the @CanonUSApro 1200mm👀
Liftoff! The #Crew6 astronauts liftoff aboard Crew Dragon Endeavour on a Falcon 9 from historic LC-39A. Good luck crew, see you in 6 months, enjoy your stay on the ISS!
Learn all about the mission and crew from @NASASpaceflight : nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/crew-6…
Nose cone deploying using backup motors for the release hooks.
The @SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour, to the @Space_Station, has safely reached orbit, and the nosecone has been opened.
Join us for a post-launch news conference at approximately 2:30am EST.
nasa.gov/nasalive
I think I saw the brief greenish color of the igniter fluid at engine start.
This stuff never gets old!
Liftoff of Dragon Endeavour and Crew-6!
Falcon 9 performed another flawless launch carrying 4 humans to the International Space Station. This was the 9th successful crewed launch for SpaceX.
Mission overview: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/crew-6…
Falcon 9 shot on the @CanonUSApro RF 1200mm with a light crop in & no filter, taking Crew-6 to orbit early this morning from the space coast of Florida🚀🌌
Liftoff of Falcon 9, Dragon, and Crew-6
Crew in front of the first stage they were going to use, but was replaced with a new first stage.
It's gone to 11 folks!
The number of toilets in space has GONE TO 11!
4 on the ISS,
2 on the Tiangong space station,
1 on Shenzhou 14,
1 on Soyuz MS-22,
1 on Soyuz MS-23,
1 on Crew Dragon Freedom,
&
1 on Crew Dragon Endeavour.
This is a new space record.
Steve, Woody, Sultan, and Andrey sail into the night atop Falcon 9, marking the 4th mission for their spaceship Dragon Endeavour. #Crew6
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Stich: smooth countdown, great launch. Replaced 2 filters in TEA-TEB system. Worked great tonight. Had an issue w/hydraulic system early in countdown, replaced a seal and it worked. Watched weather carefully, winds at staging area held right at limits. #Crew6
Stich: Dragon doing well in orbit. Had issue with sensor on one nose hook, but worked nominally with backup sensor. Thanks to SpX for working so hard to get here. #Crew6
Stich: crew doing well. Off duty period from 2 am to 10 pm tonight (ET). Great to see smiling faces on orbit. #Crew6
Contella: Congratulating all the teams involved. ISS is doing great. Is a busy place. Moving Rubio’s liner to Soyuz MS-23.
(Sidebar: there will be 11 people in orbit on ISS for a few days, plus 3 on Tiangong. Now 14 people in orbit)
Reed: on Sunday night one signature looked funny: how much TEA-TEB was going back into the catch tank. Was not seeing the amount we expected. Started to see this about an hour before, wanted to understand better during the last hour of count. #Crew6
Reed: at the end of the day we could not be sure we had enough TEA-TEB so we scrubbed. Replaced a clogged filter, was not getting enough TEA-TEB into the catch tank. We *probably* could have launched but we want to be sure. #Crew6
Reed: TEA-TEB system worked well tonight. Dragon hook issue - only 6 hooks used to hold down nosecone. 12 hooks used to dock to ISS. Same hooks used for both purposes. #Crew6
Reed: there are 3 switches per hook. 1 of the 36 switches was not indicating correctly. Not matching what other switches were saying. All hooks moved to redundant motor windings. Worked perfectly. Confident it’s just an issue with the one switch. Can ignore data from that. #Crew6
Almarri: success all the sweeter as we had an Emirati on board. Doesn’t happen often. We have 4 astronauts training at NASA JSC. Thanks everyone for their dedication. Our 2nd flight. Last flight 2019, 8 day flight. Whole country tuned in. #Crew6
Almarri: we see the importance of human spaceflight. 11th country to do long term spaceflight to ISS. We can only do that w/partnerships. #Crew6
Congratulation to @MohamedBinZayed & @HHShkMohd on @Astro_Alneyadi historic mission to the International Space Station. His inspiring journey will remain a beacon for all Emiratis to achieve exceptional feats in space exploration. From Zayed's ambition, we set out for the future.
Crew-6 launched this morning at 12:34 a.m. ET from LC-39A sending four astronauts to the ISS.
📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ
Falcon 9 launches Crew-6 off historic LC-39A in Florida to orbit; Dragon is set to dock with the @space_station on Friday at ~1:17 a.m. ET → spacex.com/launches/missi…
This marks the start of Dragon’s ninth human spaceflight mission in less than three years
Liftoff of Crew-6, SpaceX's ninth human spaceflight. The company has now launched 34 people to orbit in about 34 months
See images from inside firing room four of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at @NASAKennedy during the overnight launch of #Crew6 onboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on their mission to @Space_Station. 📷: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAt42F
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1631166023729659905QuoteWilliam Harwood @cbs_spacenews
F9/Crew-6: LIFTOFF! At 12:34:14am EST (0534 UTC)
End of webcast. Congratulations to SpaceX and NASA for the successful launch!
Congratulations to SpaceX, NASA, Roscosmos and the UAE on reaching orbit!
CelesTrak has GP data for 1 object from the launch (2023-027) of CREW DRAGON 6 atop a Falcon 9 rocket to the ISS from Cape Canaveral on Mar 2 at 0534 UTC: spaceflightnow.com/2023/03/01/spa…. The latest data can be found in the Space Stations list: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?GROUP=stations
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https://twitter.com/bubbinski/status/1631201140288413697QuoteReed: there are 3 switches per hook. 1 of the 36 switches was not indicating correctly. Not matching what other switches were saying. All hooks moved to redundant motor windings. Worked perfectly. Confident it’s just an issue with the one switch. Can ignore data from that. #Crew6
So the issue was with 1 out of 36 limit switches. Expect to move back to primary windings once Sara from bad switch ignored. Should be no issue for 6. month mission.
More photos from Falcon 9's launch of Crew-6
I was kind of expecting the Emirati guys would announce they join Artemis / the Gateway by providing the Airlock. Crew-6 was the perfect opportunity. Obviously the deal is not there yet.The deal might be done. However the Emirati guy isn't high enough in pay grade to announce Gateway participation, IMO.
I would expect limit switches to be sensing the mechanical position of the hook. How does changing motors fix that? (if the issue is indeed the sensor and not the hook). If the sensor is on the motor and the hook can move differently than the motor (i.e. not a hard direct physical coupling) then the sensors are not really telling you anything? I'm sure the reality makes perfect sense, I'm just not understanding.QuoteReed: there are 3 switches per hook. 1 of the 36 switches was not indicating correctly. Not matching what other switches were saying. All hooks moved to redundant motor windings. Worked perfectly. Confident it’s just an issue with the one switch. Can ignore data from that. #Crew6So the issue was with 1 out of 36 limit switches. Expect to move back to primary windings once Sara [sic, data] from bad switch ignored. Should be no issue for 6. month mission.
I would expect limit switches to be sensing the mechanical position of the hook. How does changing motors fix that? (if the issue is indeed the sensor and not the hook). If the sensor is on the motor and the hook can move differently than the motor (i.e. not a hard direct physical coupling) then the sensors are not really telling you anything? I'm sure the reality makes perfect sense, I'm just not understanding.QuoteReed: there are 3 switches per hook. 1 of the 36 switches was not indicating correctly. Not matching what other switches were saying. All hooks moved to redundant motor windings. Worked perfectly. Confident it’s just an issue with the one switch. Can ignore data from that. #Crew6So the issue was with 1 out of 36 limit switches. Expect to move back to primary windings once Sara [sic, data] from bad switch ignored. Should be no issue for 6. month mission.
If you watch the actual press conference (https://youtube.com/watch?v=G4ay_9nENZI), what Benji said was something like "there is logic to automatically go to backup string if something funny happens during the first attempt to open the nosecone". I wasn't clear to me if he meant "human logic / process" or "automated logic / software" but either way I read it as it just being the next thing they do if the mechanism acts weird at first.
I would expect limit switches to be sensing the mechanical position of the hook. How does changing motors fix that? (if the issue is indeed the sensor and not the hook). If the sensor is on the motor and the hook can move differently than the motor (i.e. not a hard direct physical coupling) then the sensors are not really telling you anything? I'm sure the reality makes perfect sense, I'm just not understanding.QuoteReed: there are 3 switches per hook. 1 of the 36 switches was not indicating correctly. Not matching what other switches were saying. All hooks moved to redundant motor windings. Worked perfectly. Confident it’s just an issue with the one switch. Can ignore data from that. #Crew6So the issue was with 1 out of 36 limit switches. Expect to move back to primary windings once Sara [sic, data] from bad switch ignored. Should be no issue for 6. month mission.
If you watch the actual press conference (https://youtube.com/watch?v=G4ay_9nENZI), what Benji said was something like "there is logic to automatically go to backup string if something funny happens during the first attempt to open the nosecone". I wasn't clear to me if he meant "human logic / process" or "automated logic / software" but either way I read it as it just being the next thing they do if the mechanism acts weird at first.
11 p.m. – NASA TV coverage resumes of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 rendezvous, docking, hatch opening and welcoming ceremony at the International Space Station (Docking is scheduled at 12:43 a.m. EST on March 3)
Crew-6 Mission - Approach and Docking:
youtube.com/watch?v=3lCOXZQ4ucs
Dragon and crew are healthy, all 12 docking hooks are open ahead of docking, and teams are testing a software override for a faulty sensor on one hook. Dragon can hold for ~ 2 hours in this position and maintain re-rendezvous capability
Teams sent software override to allow Dragon to continue docking with the @space_station. Crew-6 and Dragon are "go" to resume docking
SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Docks to Station’s Harmony Module
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, as the SpaceX Dragon, named Endeavour, docked to the complex at 1:40 a.m. EST while the station was 260 statute miles over the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Somalia.
Docking was delayed slightly as mission teams completed troubleshooting of a faulty docking hook sensor on Dragon. The NASA and SpaceX teams verified that all of the docking hooks were in the proper configuration, and SpaceX developed a software override for the faulty sensor that allowed the docking process to successfully continue.
Following Dragon’s link up to the Harmony module, the astronauts aboard the Dragon and the space station will begin conducting standard leak checks and pressurization between the spacecraft in preparation for hatch opening scheduled for 3:18 a.m.
Crew-6 will join the Expedition 68 crew of NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Nicole Mann, and Josh Cassada, as well as Koichi Wakata of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitri Petelin, and Anna Kikina. For a short time, the number of crew on the space station will increase to 11 people until Crew-5 departs.
NASA Television and the agency’s website are continuing to provide live continuous coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
More details about the Crew-6 mission can be found by following the Crew-6 blog, the commercial crew blog, @commercial_crew on Twitter, and commercial crew on Facebook.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
Get weekly video highlights at: https://roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/videupdate/
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Author Mark Garcia
Posted on March 3, 2023
Categories Expedition 68
Tags Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Crew, Crew Dragon, dragon, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, spacex
That’s how UAE’s main newspaper front page looked like 👏🏼 @SarwatNasir
‘The UAE is taking great steps in space’: Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi speaks during the welcoming ceremony on the ISS
Welcome to @Space_Station, Crew 6! @Commercial_Crew Program missions are essential so we can continue to maximize the important research possible only in the space station’s unique microgravity environment. Look forward to amazing science results. Enjoy your stay aboard station!
All aboard the orbiting laboratory! The four members of our @SpaceX #Crew6 mission have entered the @space_station and were greeted at their welcoming ceremony. Next: a safety briefing and orientation, then the new arrivals are off to catch some sleep.
Expedition 68 Welcomes Crew-6 Members Aboard Station
NASA astronauts, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Woody Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard the SpaceX Dragon, named Endeavour, have arrived at the International Space Station.
Crew-6 joins the Expedition 68 crew of NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Nicole Mann, and Josh Cassada, as well as Koichi Wakata of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitri Petelin, and Anna Kikina.
The crew members first opened the hatch between the space station and the pressurized mating adapter at 3:45 a.m. EST then opened the hatch to Dragon.
More details about the Crew-6 mission can be found by following the Crew-6 blog, the commercial crew blog, @commercial_crew on Twitter, and commercial crew on Facebook.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
Get weekly video highlights at: https://roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/videupdate/
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Author Mark GarciaPosted on March 3, 2023
Categories Expedition 68
Tags Canadian Space Agency, Crew Dragon, dragon, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, Roscosmos, spacex
The four SpaceX Crew-6 members joined the seven Expedition 68 crew members aboard the space station expanding its population to 11. Credit: NASA TV
Crew-6: ISS commander Prokopyev to the Crew Dragon rookies: "First of all, I congratulate who is first time in space. This is an important part of your life. Andrey became cosmonaut, Woody and Sultan astronauts. So they're real astronauts now!"
Grab yo headphones, AirPods, Bose, whatever you use. No really, go grab ‘em👀 Listen to the HQ sounds of Falcon 9, lifting off with Crew 6 from my remote camera just inside half a mile away 👀🚀 Captured in 16-bit WAV sampled at 44.1kHz🎧
the thump of bass at Merlin ignition🤌🏼
More pics of Dragon and Crew-6 approaching the @space_station this morning
Crew-6 Mission - Approach and Docking:
youtube.com/watch?v=3lCOXZQ4ucs
https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1631464149636005888QuoteGrab yo headphones, AirPods, Bose, whatever you use. No really, go grab ‘em👀 Listen to the HQ sounds of Falcon 9, lifting off with Crew 6 from my remote camera just inside half a mile away 👀🚀 Captured in 16-bit WAV sampled at 44.1kHz🎧
the thump of bass at Merlin ignition🤌🏼
My uninformed guess: They swing it back a little to ensure that is is disconnected cleanly. They leave it fairly close to minimize the time to swing it in if an emergency evacuation is needed. They swing it all the way back as late as possible to get it out of the way for the actual launch.
Yes, thunderous in headphones...thanks! BTW, notice that the crew swing arm retracts even further during liftoff. Is that normal? Why not swing it back all the way prior to liftoff?
Bob and JRTI droneship are en-route to Port Canaveral with the Falcon 9 booster that successfully put Crew-6 into orbit.
Arriving later on Sunday or Monday-ish.
Bob and JRTI droneship are inbound to Port Canaveral with the Falcon 9 from the Crew-6 launch.
Estimating arrival around 11am this morning
Submarine meets B1078 which launched Crew-6.
📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ
@SpaceOffshore
Here she comes with nice welcome committee.
SpaceX Booster B1078 is coming back to @PortCanaveral aboard Just Read The Instructions... with bonus ship-crane action by Doug.
Happening now at nsf.live/spacecoast
So clean and shiny 🤩
Another successful Falcon 9 recovery!
B1078 returns after its first flight, Crew-6.
📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ
@SpaceOffshore
Bob & JRTI droneship arrived at Port Canaveral this morning around 12pm with the #SpaceX #NASA Falcon 9 from the Crew-6 launch. Nice to see a white booster occasionally. See many more pics on patreon.com/GregScott_Photo @elonmusk
Arrival! Booster 1078 completed its first mission delivering Dragon to the ISS during the Crew 6 mission.
Learn more about the Crew 6 arrival:
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May 1, 2023
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NASA Sets Coverage for Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour with four
Four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft’s docking port Saturday, May 6, to make way for the arrival of an upcoming cargo spacecraft.
NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginning at 7 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and on the agency’s website at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 crew members NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will undock from the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 7:10 a.m. The spacecraft will dock again at the station’s forward Harmony port at 7:53 a.m.
The relocation, supported by ground controllers at Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, will free up Harmony’s space-facing port for the docking of the next Dragon cargo spacecraft set to launch in June. The zenith port on Harmony allows the Canadarm2 robotic arm easier access to the International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, or IROSAs, that will arrive SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply mission for NASA for installation through a series of spacewalks.
This will be the third port relocation of a Dragon crew spacecraft, following previous relocations during the Crew-1 and Crew-2 missions. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launched March 2 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station March 3. Crew-6, targeted to return in August, is the sixth rotational crew mission from NASA and SpaceX as a part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
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Exciting times ahead! Here I am with my Crew-6 team, as we tried on our SpaceX suits once again for the upcoming Dragon Endeavour relocation mission. Tomorrow, we will be moving the spacecraft to another location on the ISS. Looking forward to executing the mission successully.
ISS/Crew-6: Undocking has been delayed a few minutes to give astronaut Frank Rubio, inside the ISS, time to set-up/activate "monitoring tools" that will allow him to properly track the fly-around to Harmony forward
ISS/Crew-6: Revised undocking target: ~7:23am EDT (1123 UTC)
Crew is suited, hatch is closed, and Dragon is ready to relocate on the @space_station twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
ISS/Crew-6: Undocking confirmed at 7:23am EDT; The relocation is required to clear the way for the AX-2 commercial crew Dragon's arrival later this month and the CRS-28 cargo Dragon flight in early June
ISS/Crew-6: After the CRS-28 cargo Dragon departs in late June, Crew-6 will fly their spacecraft back to Harmony zenith to make way for arrival of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in July; for its first piloted flight, the Starliner must dock at Harmony forward
First shots from the Dragon spacecraft detaching from the Harmony module port facing space on the International Space Station. On board the spacecraft are astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and his crewmates from the Crew-6 crew.
Dragon is go for docking
Docking confirmed!
The Dragon spacecraft continues its course towards docking with the forward port of the "Harmony" module, carrying astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and his crewmates from the Crew-6 crew.
Docking confirmed.
The @SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour redocked to its new port and completed its relocation maneuver at 8:01am ET today.
Dragon Crew Ship Docks to New Port
The SpaceX Dragon, with Expedition 69 crew members Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg of NASA, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard, has successfully docked to the forward port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 8:01 a.m. EDT.
This was the 27th spacecraft relocation in space station history. The move made room for the arrival of the uncrewed SpaceX Dragon carrying cargo to station as part of the company’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, targeted to launch in June.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 members are scheduled to return to Earth in August.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft approaches the Harmony module’s forward port for a docking during its relocation maneuver above the United States. Credit: NASA TV
ISS/Crew-6: Hooks and latches have now engaged to firmly lock the Crew Dragon to the docking port; umbilicals are driving in; after leak checks to verify an airtight structural seal, hatches will be opened (in about 2 hours) and the crew will float back into the station
Successful day taking Endeavour out for a spin yesterday. We cleared off the Node 2 zenith port to make room for the @SpaceX CRS-28 cargo mission, which must go zenith so the @csa_asc Canadarm2 can reach the trunk to extract two beautiful IROSA solar arrays that we’ll install this summer. twitter.com/NASA/status/16…
The #ISS as it flew over the UK a few hours ago, captured from home with my 16" scope.
Terrific detail on @SpaceX's Crew-6 Dragon this time around, with the radiators also on full display.
#Astrophotography
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html#.V9B_0DXTt1oQuoteFriday, September 1
7 a.m. – Coverage of SpaceX Dragon hatch closing with NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 aboard. Hatch closing scheduled approx. 7:20 a.m.
8:45 a.m. – Undocking coverage of SpaceX Dragon and NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 from the International Space Station. Undocking scheduled for 9:05 a.m.
Saturday, September 2
8:30 a.m. – Coverage of deorbit burn, entry, and splashdown of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6. Splashdown scheduled no earlier than 9:38 a.m.
F9/Crew-7: ISS program manager Joel Montalbano says the Crew-6 astronauts will undock 5 days after Crew-7 arrives - ~9/1 assuming a launch Friday - and carry out a photo-survey fly around of the ISS before departing to provide an up-to-date look at the lab complex
[…] Another crew is set to return to Earth this weekend after beginning its space station mission in March. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, commander of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, will lead NASA Pilot Woody Hoburg and Mission Specialists Alneyadi and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos when they end their mission as Expedition 69 flight engineers. The quartet is scheduled to undock Endeavour no earlier than Saturday, Sept. 2, and splash down off the coast of Florida. […]
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Teams with @NASA and @SpaceX are targeting Sept. 2, for #Crew6 to undock from @Space_Station and splashdown off the coast of Florida on Sept. 3.
Weather forecasts and impacts #HurricaneIdalia may have on recovery operations continue to be monitored.
NGA "Space Debris" notice. For some reason this notice still has September 2 as the primary splashdown day for most locations.
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Today at 1:30pm ET [17:30 UTC], watch farewell remarks from @NASA's @SpaceX Crew-6 from the @Space_Station on https://nasa.gov/live.
After waiting out Hurricane Idalia, SpaceX Dragon recovery ship Shannon is underway from Tampa to support Crew 6 splashdown sites in the Gulf of Mexico.
Twin ship Megan is available to support Atlantic sites.
Crew-6: Mission managers assessing the weekend weather have ruled out a Crew-6 undocking from the ISS Saturday; in a call to the crew earlier today, mission control told commander Steve Bowen: "Weather is no go for any of the undocking opportunities for tomorrow" (1/2)
Crew-6: CAPCOM (continuing): "That means the next earliest undock would be Sunday at 1100 GMT. However, we're still watching the weather for those opportunities as well;" actual undocking Sunday, weather permitting, would be 7:05am EDT, with splashdown 9/4, just after midnight (2/2)
Weather Delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Undocking from Station on Saturday
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Saturday, Sept. 2, departure opportunities for the agency’s Crew-6 mission from the International Space Station due to unfavorable weather conditions near the splashdown sites off the coast of Florida. The next available undocking opportunity is no earlier than 7:05 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Sept. 3, with a splashdown no earlier than 12:07 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, pending weather evaluations.
Mission teams will meet Friday evening to determine the viability of the next Crew-6 undock target. The Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, remains healthy while currently docked to the space station as Crew-6 prepares for their return trip to Earth completing a nearly six-month science mission in orbit.
Crew-6’s Dragon undocking depends on a variety of factors, including spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states, and other factors.
NASA will provide more information about live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the Crew-6 mission with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, as well as UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
NASA TV coverage for the Sept. 3 undocking and Sept. 4 splashdown opportunity, if it is chosen, will be:
Sunday, Sept. 3 (All times eastern and subject to change depending on operations)
5 a.m. – Hatch closure coverage; ending shortly after hatch closure
6:45 a.m. – Coverage resumes for undocking, ending after Dragon departs Approach Ellipsoid
(Coverage shifts to Mission Audio commentary after approach ellipsoid exit)
7:05 a.m. – Undocking
11 p.m. – Coverage resumes for deorbit burn and splashdown
11:15 p.m. – Deorbit burn
Monday, Sept. 4
12:07 a.m. – Splashdown
Author dsempsroPosted on September 1, 2023Categories Commercial Crew, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA, NASA Astronauts, SpaceXTags Dragon Endeavour, Falcon 9, SpaceX Crew-6
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Assuming that they do come in on Sunday night / Monday morning at 12:07am, do we know if that will be an ascending node groundtrack (coming in across the Gulf of Mexico) or descending node groundtrack (coming in across the continental US). If the latter I will want to alert my local friends to watch for it.
I'm aware that obviously they won't come in until after the undock, so I'll be waiting for that to happen on Sunday morning, or whenever,
#Crew6 update: @NASA and @SpaceX are proceeding toward undocking at 7:05am ET Sept.3, with a splashdown just after midnight at 12:15am ET Sept.4, off Florida’s coast.
Weather conditions for splashdown are improving and will be evaluated ahead of the crew undocking.
Crew-6: After a morning weather assessment, NASA told Crew-6 commander Steve Bowen conditions in the splashdown zone appear to be improving and while another assessment is planned tonight, they are pressing ahead, for now, toward an undocking Sunday morning around 7am EDT (1100 UTC) (1/4)
Crew-6: CAPCOM: "Hey, we have what is good news. The weather is currently looking good. It is slightly on the edge, but trending in the positive direction. So we are planning towards undock tomorrow morning" (2/4)
Crew-6: CAPCOM: "There is another weather brief that's going to happen at undock minus 9 hours (10pm EDT). You do need to sleep shift tonight and you should plan for that. But when you wake up tomorrow, please give us a call (for) final confirmation." 3/4
Crew-6: Assuming final clearance to proceed, undocking at 7:05am EDT would set up a 17-hour transit to entry, with splashdown expected Monday, around 12:15am (0410 UTC) (4/4)
Tune in to NASATV beginning at 5 am ET [09:00 UTC] Sept.3 for live operational coverage of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft hatch closure before departing the @Space_Station.
Crew 6 return and splashdown set for 12:15 am ET on Sept 4th.
Recovery ship Megan has just got underway from Port Canaveral, meanwhile twin ship in the Gulf, Shannon, has returned to Tampa. Appears splashdown targetting Atlantic.
nsf.live/spacecoast
Scheduled for Sep 3, 2023
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Sunday, September 3 at 7:05 a.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 17 hours later at 12:17 a.m. ET on Monday, September 4.
Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-6 NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, Rocosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, 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 Thursday, March 2 at 12:34 a.m. ET.
Live webcast coverage of Crew-6’s return to Earth will begin about 20 minutes prior to undocking.
Scheduled for Sep 3, 2023 #SpaceX #NASA #Astronauts
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev—the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission—are scheduled to splash down off the coast of Florida at 12:17 a.m. EDT (0417 UTC) on Monday, Sept. 4, concluding their six-month stay in low Earth orbit.
Teams from @NASA and @SpaceX gave the “go” for #Crew6 to undock from the @Space_Station Sept. 3 at 7:05am ET and head for splashdown off the Florida coast early Sept.4 at 12:17am ET.
NASATV coverage begins at 5am ET with hatch closure.
Early tomorrow morning, Endeavour and the crew of Crew-6 will undock from the ISS, ending its six-month stay. Undocking is scheduled for 7:05 EDT (11:05 UTC) on Sep. 3 with splashdown at 00:17 EDT on Sep. 4.
By Sawyer Rosenstein (@thenasaman). ⬇️
Our #Crew6 team is taking the first (microgravity) step in their journey back home.
Hatch closure for Crew-6's @SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is scheduled for 5:20am ET (0920 UTC).
Four station crewmates have finished packing the @SpaceX Dragon and will soon close the hatch before undocking at 7:05am ET today live on @NASA TV.
Four Crewmates Prepare to Leave Station in Dragon Live on NASA TV
Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are in the process of boarding the SpaceX Dragon for departure from the International Space Station.
Crew-6 is targeting a return to Earth at about 12:07 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 4, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 7:05 a.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 3 to begin the journey home.
Dragon will autonomously undock, depart the space station, and splash down off the coast of Florida. Endeavour also will return important and time-sensitive research to Earth.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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Author Mark Garcia
Posted on September 3, 2023
Categories Expedition 69Tags Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Crew, dragon, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, Roscosmos, spacex
Dragon's hatch is closed
Dragon recovery ship Megan is heading north to the Jacksonville splashdown site. Meanwhile, Crew-6 is preparing to depart the ISS.
Dragon separation confirmed!
UNDOCK. Crew-6 departing the ISS on Dragon Endeavour.
nasaspaceflight.com/2023/09/crew-6…
The spacecraft will now execute a series of departure burns to move away from the @space_station. Dragon will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splash down in ~17 hours
Depart Burn 1. Dracos firing.
The @SpaceX Dragon with four crewmates aboard undocked at 7:05am ET today leaving five spaceships parked at the station. More...
Dragon Departs Station for Splashdown Off the Coast Florida
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev inside undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 7:05 a.m. EDT to complete a six-month science mission.
NASA coverage of Crew-6’s return will continue with audio only, and full coverage will resume at the start of the splashdown broadcast. Real-time audio between Crew-6 and flight controllers at NASA’s Mission Audio stream will remain available and includes conversations with astronauts aboard the space station and a live video feed from the orbiting laboratory.
NASA TV coverage will resume at 11 p.m. Sunday until Endeavour splashes down at approximately 12:07 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 4, near Tampa off the coast of Florida and Crew-6 members are recovered.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launched March 2, 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station the next day.
More details about the mission and NASA’s commercial crew program can be found by following the commercial crew blog, @commercial_crew and commercial crew on Facebook.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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Author Mark Garcia
Posted on September 3, 2023
Categories Expedition 69Tags Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Crew, dragon, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, Roscosmos, spacex
Sept. 3, 2023: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Endurance, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship, and the Progress 84 and 85 resupply ships.
Space, this is not a goodbye. I will see you later, whether on a new mission to the ISS or a farther destination.
I thank my beloved country for turning our dreams into achievements and all of you for your trust and affection.
Wish us a safe return. We'll meet soon.
Crew-6 return trajectory with predicted fireball path now on Flight Club
#Dragon #SpaceX #Crew6
https://twitter.com/stevenyoungsfn/status/1698403857900978406QuoteLooks like SpaceX is going all in on X. YouTube streams for Crew 6 splashdown and Starlink 6-12 webcasts have been removed and will now be streamed on X. Also links to all social media networks deleted from the SpaceX website menu.
Don’t know what this means for Mission Control audio :(
https://youtu.be/X8n5OA1m5o8
https://twitter.com/flightclubio/status/1698320431571206605QuoteCrew-6 return trajectory with predicted fireball path now on Flight Club
#Dragon #SpaceX #Crew6
But doesn't he have the reentry target wrong? NASA statement (quoted above) says Tampa area, not Jacksonville.
NASA TV coverage will resume at 11 p.m. Sunday until Endeavour splashes down at approximately 12:17 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 4, near Jacksonville off the coast of Florida and Crew-6 members are recovered.
You may be able to spot @SpaceX's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft in the night sky shortly before #Crew6 splashes down off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida around 12:17am ET (0417 UTC) on Monday, Sept. 4.
Here's where (and when) Endeavour will be most visible.
After Dragon reenters Earth's atmosphere, it will fly over Mexico and Florida ahead of splashing down near Jacksonville, FL at ~12:17 a.m. ET
Crew-6 on orbit
The Dragon capsule carrying @NASA_Astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev is headed for splashdown.
Up next: A deorbit burn is scheduled to begin at 11:24pm ET.
Dragon’s trunk has been jettisoned and the deorbit burn will begin soon
Crew-6: Deorbit ignition confirmed, at 11:24pm EDT (0324 UTC); the ~16-minute burn will slow the ship by about 250 mph, just enough to drop its orbit into the lower atmosphere for a southwest-to-northeast descent to splashdown off Florida's east coast
SpaceX Crew-6: Deorbit burn for Dragon Endeavour.
You can see the Draco's dancing on the displays. Firing for 16 minutes.
Dragon’s deorbit burn is complete and its nosecone is closed. Splashdown in ~33 minutes
Dude in SpaceX Mission Control appears to be wearing a tie during Crew-6 return. I dig it.
That’s usually the rep from the FAA or, more likely for this mission, the NASA flight doc seat.
WB-57 tally ho with Dragon Endeavour during re-entry.
AOS with the crew!
Chutes!
SPLASHDOWN: Crew-6 returns to Earth on Dragon Endeavour.
Overview:
https://nasaspaceflight.com/2023/09/crew-6-
Crew 6 Dragon are-entry.
#Crew6 cruising home, as seen from the Space Coast! Amazing!
AMAZING! SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft reenters Earth’s atmosphere with the Crew-6 astronauts returning from the International Space Station!
Seen from St. Augustine, Florida shortly after midnight. Phone video — photos soon.
Welcome home, gentlemen!
17,500mph to 0 in mere minutes. Ride of a lifetime.
Thanks for flying SpaceX.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
Welcome home Crew 7!
What a beautiful night to return to Earth. Thank you for a memorable night on the Space Coast SpaceX!
📷 Me for @NASASpaceflight
Reentry! SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft reenters Earth’s atmosphere — streaking right alongside the Milky Way — with the Crew-6 astronauts returning from the International Space Station!
This is a single, four-minute exposure captured from St. Augustine, Florida at 12:09 a.m. ET.
We saw Crew-6's Dragon Endeavour flying home over Port Canaveral and the space coast it launched from.
nsf.live/spacecoast
Crew-6 reentry over Kennedy Space Center
Dragon splashes down off the coast of Florida with the Crew-6 astronauts, completing Dragon’s sixth long-duration mission to the @space_station
The stream is now rewindable. I estimate splashdown was at 0417:23 UTC plus or minus a couple of seconds.
The @SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it returns with #Crew6 off the coast of Florida after a nearly six-month mission to @Space_Station Keep checking back from more 📷 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72177720310937650/
The @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the #Crew6 astronauts has been hoisted onto the recovery ship. Next up: Egress!
Home sweet gravity! 🏠🌎
Photos of the #Crew6 crew as they egressed the @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after spending 186 days in space orbiting the Earth 2,976 times.
Welcome back Sultan!
Our joy is indescribable…
In these historic 6 months, we have achieved all the strategic goals of this mission.
The longest Arab space mission in history has provided scientific data from over 200 experiments, including research from Emirati universities, and strengthened our ties with the scientific community.
The mission also provided an educational and outreach programme that inspired audiences and students from the UAE, alongside millions of people on social media, igniting their passion for space.
The mission made history by witnessing the first Arab spacewalk.
We convey our gratitude to the UAE’s wise leadership for their continuous support.
We would also like to thank our partners at NASA, SpaceX and other global agencies, our colleagues at MBRSC who worked day and night, and of course, you Sultan, for making this memorable mission possible.
NASA post-splashdown media telecon coming up at 2:00 am ET. Steve Stich and Joel Montalbano from NASA, Benji Reed from SpaceX, Adnan Alrais from UAE astronaut program. Listen on NASA Live.
2/ Stich says the helicopter is on the recovery ship, Megan now. The crew will be flown back to land soon before they fly to Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Adds Crew Dragon Endeavour will be used to fly the Crew-8 mission no earlier than February 2024 (will be 5th flight).
6/ Stich says five to six months is achievable for a turnaround time for another flight of a Crew Dragon (in reference to its reflight on Crew-8).
Both Reed and Stich said the drogue and main parachutes appeared to perform nominally. They will be recovered and studied further.
Welcome home, Crew-6! Glad to have another group of dragon riders safely home. 🐉 🚀 @Commercial_Crew @NASA_Astronauts @NASA
With Crew-6 safely home, Dragon recovery ship Megan is steaming back to Port Canaveral to unload.
ETA looks like early Tuesday morning.
The @SpaceX capsule recovery vessel Megan - with the Crew-6 Dragon capsule Endeavour on deck - has been holding about 11 - 13 nautical miles of Port Canaveral since early this morning.
Hope it’s inbound soon, but after 185 days in space, what’s another few hours?
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From Earth to Space & back! 🌎
I write to you with gravity under my feet and warmth in my heart from all the love and support you all have shared..thank you all for being part of this journey with me.
Friends, I’m in good health and looking forward to meeting you all very soon 🤍
Nice to finally see Megan, #SpaceX's Dragon recovery vessel, arrive at Port Canaveral to unload after a safe and successful reentry of #NASA's #Crew6. 🚀
Dragon undocking photos from NASA Johnson flickr
For the first time since returning to Earth, NASA’s SpaceX #Crew6 will discuss their six-month science mission aboard the @Space_Station during a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EDT today, Sept. 12, at @NASA_Johnson.
Watch online at: nasa.gov/nasalive
Reporting live from Abu Dhabi Airport, where astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has just landed. He’ll be meeting President Sheikh Mohamed and then will speak to media
Heartwarming scenes of Dr Al Neyadi being greeted by some his children and father after landing in Abu Dhabi
Astronaut Dr Al Neyadi with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Mohammed, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai #homecoming #SultanAlNeyadi
This is last photo I took of the International Space Station from the SpaceX capsule Endeavor. The station appears bright because of the reflected sunlight. And this is exactly what we normally see from earth during a visible pass. We see the station as a moving star before it sets due to the Sun disappearing behind earth’s curvature.