Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-4 : KSC LC-39A : 27 April 2022 (07:52 UTC) (Read 195856 times)

Rondaz · « **Reply #140 on:** 04/15/2022 01:09 am »

On April 23, @NASA's @SpaceX #Crew4 mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A! The flight will carry @Astro_Kjell, @Astro_FarmerBob, @Astro_Watkins, and @AstroSamantha to the @Space_Station.

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1514738010146975761

Targeteer · « **Reply #141 on:** 04/15/2022 03:04 am »

April 14, 2022
RELEASE M22-052
Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast
A close-up view of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vertical with the Crew Dragon for the Crew-3 mission at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 27, 2021.
A close-up view of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vertical with the Crew Dragon for the Crew-3 mission at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 27, 2021. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 is targeting launch 5:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 23.

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission sending astronauts to the International Space Station.

The launch is targeted for 5:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 23, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed by Crew-4 as Freedom, is scheduled to dock to the space station at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 24.

Prelaunch activities, along with launch and docking will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

The Crew-4 flight will carry Mission Commander Kjell Lindgren, Pilot Bob Hines, and Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins, all of NASA, and Mission Specialist Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency), to the space station for a science expedition in microgravity.

The mission is the fourth crew rotation to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket and the fifth SpaceX flight with NASA astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight in 2020 to the space station, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. More information about media accreditation is available by emailing: [email protected].

All media participation in the following news conferences will be virtual except where specifically listed below.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):

Friday, April 15

5 p.m. (approximately) – Flight readiness review media teleconference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the review) with the following participants:

Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
Zeb Scoville, flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson
Jared Metter, director, Flight Reliability, SpaceX
Frank De Winne, program manager, International Space Station, ESA

Media may ask questions via phone only. The teleconference audio will stream on nasa.gov/live. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 4 p.m. Friday, April 15, at: [email protected].

Monday, April 18

12:30 p.m. (approximately) – Crew arrival media event at Kennedy on the NASA Television Media Channel with the following participants (limited to previously confirmed in-person media only):

Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Janet Petro, director, Kennedy Space Center
Frank de Winne, manager, International Space Station Program, ESA
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren
NASA astronaut Bob Hines
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

No teleconference option is available for this event.

Tuesday, April 19

6:30 a.m. – Virtual crew media engagement at Kennedy with Crew-4 astronauts on NASA Television:

NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren
NASA astronaut Bob Hines
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour prior to the start of event at: [email protected].

Thursday, April 21

9:30 p.m. (approximately) – Prelaunch news teleconference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the launch readiness review) with the following participants:

Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
Zeb Scoville, flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson
Jessica Jensen, vice president, customer operations and integration, SpaceX
Frank de Winne, manager, International Space Station Program, ESA
Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron

Media may ask questions via phone only. The teleconference audio will stream on nasa.gov/live. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 8:30 p.m. on April 21 at: [email protected].

Friday, April 22

10 a.m. – NASA Administrator Media Briefing on NASA Television with the following participants:

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana
Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
Frank de Winne, manager, International Space Station Program, ESA
NASA Astronaut

Media may ask questions in-person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 9 a.m. on Friday, April 22, at: [email protected].

Saturday, April 23

1:45 a.m. – NASA Television launch commentary coverage begins

5:26 a.m. – Launch

7 a.m. (approximately) - Postlaunch news conference on NASA Television

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
Jessica Jensen, vice president, customer operations and integration, SpaceX
Frank de Winne, manager, International Space Station Program, ESA

Media may ask questions in-person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, at: [email protected].

Sunday, April 24

6 a.m.– Docking

7:50 a.m. – Hatch Opening

8:15 a.m. – Welcome Ceremony from the International Space Station with the following participants:

Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA

NASA TV Launch Coverage

NASA TV live coverage will begin at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 23. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.

NASA Website Launch Coverage

Launch day coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission will be available on the agency’s website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.

Attend the launch virtually

Members of the public can register to attend this launch virtually. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch.

Watch and engage on social media

Let people know you're following the mission on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram by using the hashtags #Dragon and #NASASocial. You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts:

Twitter: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS National Lab, @SpaceX

Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS National Lab

Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab, @SpaceX

Did you know NASA has Spanish language social accounts called NASA en Espanol? Make sure to check out NASA en Espanol on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more coverage on Crew-4.

Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo 321-501-8425 [email protected].

NASA will provide a live video feed of Launch Complex 39A approximately 48-hours prior to the planned liftoff of the Crew-4 mission. Pending unlikely technical issues, the feed will be uninterrupted until the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA TV, approximately four hours prior to launch.

Once the feed is live, you will find it here:

http://youtube.com/kscnewsroom

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars.

For NASA's launch blog and more information about the mission, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #142 on:** 04/15/2022 12:37 pm »

Static fire:

Quote from: NGA

150706Z APR 22
NAVAREA IV 364/22(11).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 
FLORIDA. 
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 201245Z TO 201630Z APR 
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   28-38-00N 080-37-00W, 28-39-00N 080-33-00W,
   28-37-00N 080-32-00W, 28-35-39N 080-34-54W. 
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 201730Z APR 22.

Rondaz · « **Reply #143 on:** 04/15/2022 02:44 pm »

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Flight Readiness Review Begins

James Cawley Posted on April 15, 2022

NASA and SpaceX managers have gathered at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to start the Crew-4 mission’s Flight Readiness Review (FRR). Over the next several hours, the FRR will focus on the preparedness of SpaceX’s crew transportation system, the International Space Station, and its international partners to support the flight, and the certification of flight readiness.

After the conclusion of the FRR, NASA will hold a media teleconference to discuss the outcome. While the teleconference will not be televised, media may call in to ask questions via phone. Contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 4 p.m. EDT for connection details.

Participants in the teleconference include:

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Zeb Scoville, chief flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson
Frank De Winne, program manager, International Space Station, ESA

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-4 mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. They will arrive at the International Space Station approximately 24 hours after launch. Crew-4 will arrive at station for a short overlap with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, who flew to the station as part of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission in November 2021.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2022/04/15/nasas-spacex-crew-4-flight-readiness-review-begins/

Rondaz · « **Reply #144 on:** 04/15/2022 02:56 pm »

.@NASA TV is providing live coverage of pre-launch activities of the @SpaceX #Crew4 mission including its launch to the station set for April 23.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1514951689165488129

Rondaz · « **Reply #145 on:** 04/15/2022 03:03 pm »

Today, @NASA and @SpaceX managers are gathered for the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) of the upcoming #Crew4 mission to the
@Space_Station.

Upon conclusion of the FRR, we will hold a media teleconference to discuss the outcome:

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1514953703727452165

centaurinasa · « **Reply #146 on:** 04/15/2022 03:41 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1514990903672328200/photo/1

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #147 on:** 04/15/2022 08:32 pm »

YouTube link; Crew-4 Flight Readiness Review briefing scheduled 4:30 pm EDT.
Edit: Starting 4:36 pm.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #148 on:** 04/15/2022 08:42 pm »

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 04/15/2022 12:37 pm

Static fire:

April 20

Briefing:

Working a few open issues, expecting to close them in the next 24 to 36 hours.

Mention of subsequent ISS flights: OFT-2, SpX-25.

April 20--Dry Dress Rehearsal with crew aboard preceding Static Fire on same day? I think that's what they said in the briefing. Edit: Yes.

Backup launch opportunities April 24 and 25.

Starlink 4-14 launch on 21st doesn't interfere with Crew-4 on the 23rd. Yes, there are shared commodities.

48 hours minimum between one crew return and subsequent crew launch.

Remaining open items: Dragon TPS--heatshield is reused (2nd flight, but already done on Cargo Dragon), F9 feedline bellows, gaseous N2 redundancy for purging.

ISS crew launches take precedence over Artemis I WDR.

Crew-3 return constraints: ISS beta cutout circa May 10 (ISS solar panel beta angle), Crew-3 spacecraft certified through mid June.

Axiom-1 separation to splashdown 24 hours: orbital mechanics.

Rondaz · « **Reply #149 on:** 04/15/2022 08:48 pm »

Crew-4 FRR Concludes; NASA, SpaceX ‘Go’ for April 23 Launch

Jason Costa Posted on April 15, 2022

The Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a 5:26 a.m. EDT liftoff on Saturday, April 23, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. NASA will hold a media conference at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the outcome of the review. Listen live on the agency’s website.

Participants in the teleconference are:

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Zeb Scoville, chief flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson
Jared Metter – director, Flight Reliability, SpaceX
Frank De Winne, program manager, International Space Station, ESA

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Freedom, for the fourth crew rotation flight under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/15/crew-4-frr-concludes-nasa-spacex-go-for-april-23-launch/

Rondaz · « **Reply #150 on:** 04/15/2022 08:56 pm »

The Flight Readiness Review for the #Crew4 mission has concluded and teams are proceeding toward a 5:26am ET liftoff on Saturday, April 23:

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1515065779636604939

centaurinasa · « **Reply #151 on:** 04/15/2022 10:45 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1515066981879275531?cxt=HHwWloCznZLZzIYqAAAA

Rondaz · « **Reply #152 on:** 04/16/2022 04:30 pm »

We are ONE week away from the launch of @NASA's @SpaceX #Crew4 mission!

This flight will carry four astronauts - @Astro_Kjell, @Astro_FarmerBob, @Astro_Watkins, and @AstroSamantha - to the @Space_Station.

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1515328209306456076

Clavin · « **Reply #153 on:** 04/16/2022 04:47 pm »

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1515370793940758536

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #154 on:** 04/17/2022 12:05 am »

By process of elimination, ASOG will be the ASDS for Crew-4:

Quote from: Rondaz on 04/16/2022 04:36 pm

Quote from: Gav Cornwell
Departure! Just Read the Instructions droneship is heading 629 km downrange on a NE trajectory for the Starlink 4-14 mission.

Alvian@IDN · « **Reply #155 on:** 04/17/2022 10:06 am »

I wonder if Air Liquide problem on SLS would affect this launch, in what extent

Rondaz · « **Reply #156 on:** 04/17/2022 10:52 am »

Dragon Arrival at LC-39A

Amanda Griffin Posted on April 16, 2022

SpaceX’s brand-new Dragon spacecraft – named “Freedom” by the Crew-4 astronauts – arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A today, April 16, after making the journey from SpaceX’s processing facility at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. After Dragon is mated to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the launch vehicle will roll out to the pad and be raised to the vertical launch position.

Liftoff is scheduled for 5:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 23. NASA’s Crew-4 mission is the fourth crew rotation flight on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, and Bob Hines will serve as mission commander and pilot, respectively, and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, will join as mission specialists.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/16/dragon-arrival-at-lc-39a/

Rondaz · « **Reply #157 on:** 04/18/2022 10:50 am »

Teamwork makes the dream work! Getting closer to our 4/23 launch date. Grateful for all of the teammates who have gotten us ready to fly. Thank you! #Crew4..

https://twitter.com/astro_kjell/status/1514379328364191759

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #158 on:** 04/18/2022 11:52 am »

Rocket Launching NGA notice from late last night. No Space Debris notice yet.

Quote from: NGA

180608Z APR 22
NAVAREA IV 374/22(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 
FLORIDA. 
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 
   230921Z TO 230956Z APR, ALTERNATE 
   240858Z TO 240933Z, 250836Z TO 250911Z, 
   260810Z TO 260845Z, 270747Z TO 270822Z, 
   280725Z TO 280800Z, 290702Z TO 290737Z 
   AND 300636Z TO 300711Z APR 
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-38-32N 080-37-22W, 28-54-00N 080-19-00W,
      28-51-00N 080-15-00W, 28-36-00N 080-26-00W,
      28-33-20N 080-33-59W. 
   B. 31-42-00N 077-19-00W, 32-13-00N 077-03-00W,
      32-26-00N 076-24-00W, 32-19-00N 076-17-00W,
      31-50-00N 076-36-00W, 31-35-00N 077-12-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 300811Z APR 22.

Clavin · « **Reply #159 on:** 04/18/2022 02:13 pm »

https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1516055128234766337