Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-4 : KSC LC-39A : 27 April 2022 (07:52 UTC) (Read 195870 times)

Rondaz · « **Reply #240 on:** 04/26/2022 02:47 pm »

Happy birthday @AstroSamantha! Looking forward to seeing you aboard the @Space_Station soon! I remember exactly how I felt before my launch & our smiling faces prove that it's nothing but pure joy & excitement All the best for the #Crew4 launch scheduled for tomorrow!

https://twitter.com/astro_matthias/status/1518964727510192129

Rondaz · « **Reply #241 on:** 04/26/2022 03:07 pm »

Learn about SpaceX Crew 4 astronauts in roundtable Q&A

Rondaz · « **Reply #242 on:** 04/26/2022 03:38 pm »

NASA Leadership Remarks on Upcoming Crew-4 Launch

Jason Costa Posted on April 26, 2022

Earlier on Tuesday, April 26, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and senior NASA leadership addressed members of the media during a briefing held at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, now less than a day away.

“Flying safely with crew means that you’ve got to do it one step at a time,” said Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters. “So, tomorrow morning, we’re hoping that you’ll get to see a really, really beautiful step, and we’ll get our crew safely to orbit.”

Crew-4 is the fourth crew rotation flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission will send NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti to the International Space Station for a rotation science expedition, living and working as part of what is expected to be a 7-member crew.

Lindgren and Hines were assigned to the Crew-4 mission in February 2021 and began working and training on SpaceX’s next-generation human spacecraft and for their stay aboard the space station. Cristoforetti was assigned to the mission in March 2021 and Watkins was added as the fourth crew member in November 2021.

The Crew-4 mission continues NASA’s efforts to restore and maintain American leadership in human spaceflight. Regular commercial crew rotation missions enable NASA to continue the important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the station. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, starting with the agency’s Artemis missions, which includes landing the first woman and person of color on the lunar surface.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, which the crew has named Freedom, are scheduled to lift off at 3:52 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 27. Just over 17 hours after launch, the crew is expected to arrive at the orbiting laboratory. Docking is planned for approximately 8:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 27.

Weather officials with the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron are predicting an 90% chance of favorable weather conditions for launch – this is derived from Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch weather criteria. The primary weather concerns are cumulus cloud and flight through precipitation rules.

For more than 21 years, humans have continuously lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies that enable us to prepare for human exploration to the Moon and Mars. The station’s design requires humans living aboard to maintain it, operate it, and upgrade it; thus, International Space Station operations, including commercial resupply and commercial crew, are essential to the mission.

Live coverage of launch preparations and liftoff will begin at 12 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 27, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/26/nasa-leadership-remarks-on-upcoming-crew-4-launch/

Rondaz · « **Reply #243 on:** 04/26/2022 03:51 pm »

Tomorrow, April 27, Crew-4 is planned to lift off the Earth, for the Earth!

These astronauts will spend 6 months in microgravity conducting experiments that will benefit people back on the ground. Explore some of the studies they'll work on:

https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1518968138674671618

Rondaz · « **Reply #244 on:** 04/26/2022 03:54 pm »

Preping for @SpaceX #Crew4

https://twitter.com/hyprlyte/status/1518977519445291008

Rondaz · « **Reply #245 on:** 04/26/2022 03:55 pm »

Dragon capsule Freedom and booster 1067 sit ready on LC-39A ahead of the launch of Crew-4.

https://twitter.com/JennyHPhoto/status/1518975451842154497

centaurinasa · « **Reply #246 on:** 04/26/2022 07:11 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1518983151904866304?cxt=HHwWgIC-0Z7IwZQqAAAA

Rondaz · « **Reply #247 on:** 04/26/2022 07:56 pm »

… a call from from ISS - thanks @OlegMKS! - and finally tonight (it will still be the 26th a few time zones West of here) I get the best birthday candle ever!

https://twitter.com/AstroSamantha/status/1519026173807939584

Rondaz · « **Reply #248 on:** 04/26/2022 07:57 pm »

How do you become an astronaut? How do you achieve your dreams? THIS! This is how...my wife, kids, parents, grandparents, teachers, mentors, friends, colleagues who sacrifice for me along the way. THEY make you who you are. It takes a village.

https://twitter.com/Astro_FarmerBob/status/1518880056965222400

Rondaz · « **Reply #249 on:** 04/26/2022 08:15 pm »

Earlier today, media set remote cameras outside the gates of LC-39A, set to capture the launch of Crew-4 – which is set for liftoff Wednesday morning at 3:52 a.m., about 12.5 hours from now.

https://twitter.com/derekiswise/status/1519034122429206530

Rondaz · « **Reply #250 on:** 04/26/2022 08:20 pm »

Tomorrow morning at 3:52 AM ET NASA astronauts, Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins, & Samantha Cristoforetti will lift off to the ISS.

https://twitter.com/JennyHPhoto/status/1518990403151740928

soltasto · « **Reply #251 on:** 04/26/2022 09:41 pm »

Updated "press kit" capture with OCR

Rondaz · « **Reply #252 on:** 04/26/2022 10:19 pm »

It's the eve of another crewed launch to orbit. 4 astronauts will board Crew Dragon Freedom atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket to make their commute to the International Space Station, lifting off at 3:52 AM EDT.

https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1519073670613897218

Rondaz · « **Reply #253 on:** 04/26/2022 10:21 pm »

#StayBack The Falcon 9 #Crew4 will launch on April 27, projected at 3:52 a.m. and the @USCG safety zone will be activated at 3:02 a.m. Please monitor VHF-FM channel 16 for the latest safety information broadcasts.

https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1518967919715225600

Conexion Espacial · « **Reply #254 on:** 04/27/2022 03:23 am »

Conexion Espacial · « **Reply #255 on:** 04/27/2022 03:51 am »

T-4 hours.

Conexion Espacial · « **Reply #256 on:** 04/27/2022 04:04 am »

The official SpaceX and NASA broadcast has already started, the astronauts are being prepared for the launch.

Conexion Espacial · « **Reply #257 on:** 04/27/2022 04:12 am »

Fun Fact: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is celebrating her 45th birthday today, Tuesday, and right now she is preparing to travel to the International Space Station for a six-month stay.

Conexion Espacial · « **Reply #258 on:** 04/27/2022 04:34 am »

The crew departs the Neil Armstrong Operations Building and is now on their way to Launch Pad 39A.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #259 on:** 04/27/2022 06:35 am »

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https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1519195748755247105?cxt=HHwWgsC4zYCfopUqAAAA
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