SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-6 : KSC LC-39A : 2 Mar 2023 (05:34 UTC)

• #200 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 07:31
• https://twitter.com/astro_alneyadi/status/1629742973347852288
  
  

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  ‏نذهب للفضاء اليوم لكي نمهد الطريق لأجيال الغد بإذن الله. 🇦🇪
  
  ‏Today we fly to pave the way for the next generations. 🇦🇪

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• #201 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 07:33
• More NASA photos

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• #202 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 07:47
• https://twitter.com/spcplcyonline/status/1629707831308869635
  
  

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  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.

  
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  https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1629701661949132800
  
  

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  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...
• #203 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 09:43
• Benji Reed was asked why they are using different Tesla’s for this crew launch. He answered:
  
  

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  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.

  
  Suggests to me that SpaceX think they may have periods where training, rehearsals etc for 2 crews may be in a similar / overlapping timeframe and they want to be able to have dedicated vehicles for different missions? Otherwise, even with - say - a crew launch every week, are they likely to need two sets of vehicles simultaneously?
• #204 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 10:49
• https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1629810794534690818
  
  

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  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
• #205 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 11:22
• https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1629818960907476994
  
  

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  Dragon Endeavour, ready for its fourth trip to space at 1:45 a.m. Monday with Crew-6
  
  Spot the human for scale 🔎👨‍💻🚀🐉

  
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  https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1629819910212689923
• #206 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 13:02
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1629844021374754822
  
  

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  All systems and weather are looking good for launch of Crew-6 → spacex.com/launches

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• #207 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 14:29
• https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1629865669381554177
  
  

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  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:

  
  
• #208 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 Feb, 2023 14:51
• https://twitter.com/tgmetsfan98/status/1629866046550155264
  
  

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  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)

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• #209 by scr00chy on 26 Feb, 2023 21:29
• Visual mission profile

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• #210 by jpo234 on 26 Feb, 2023 22:18
• SpaceX Webcast:
  
  Crew-6 Mission | Launch
• #211 by jackvancouver on 27 Feb, 2023 00:13
• Just a heads up that NASA UHD *may* be carrying this launch in 4K. The 4K channel has seen some changes to the rerun playlist and tonight is on the public channel before official coverage begins.
  
  The official SpaceX feed may be 720p upscaled to 1080.
• #212 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Feb, 2023 02:03
• NSF webcast has begun.

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• #213 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Feb, 2023 02:05
• Teslas waiting for the crew.
  
  T-3 hours and 40 minutes.

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• #214 by Ford Mustang on 27 Feb, 2023 02:16
• NASA TV coverage is now starting with a beautiful video!

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• #215 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Feb, 2023 02:17
• NASA coverage has started.

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• #216 by Ford Mustang on 27 Feb, 2023 02:18
• Some video from about an hour ago, inside the crew quarters:

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• #217 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Feb, 2023 02:18
• Crew suiting up recorded about an hour ago.

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• #218 by Ford Mustang on 27 Feb, 2023 02:20
• The famed exit of the Astronaut Crew Quarters - good memories from the Shuttle era!  Plus the Tesla's standing by!

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• #219 by Steven Pietrobon on 27 Feb, 2023 02:21
• Crew exit coming next.

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