I know the Russian is because of the seat swap agreement and actually not the issue I have with this crew’s mix. In my opinion, there should be a minimum of 2 US astronauts on each CC launch, but that comment is probably better discussed in the commercial crew, or some other discussion thread on potential astro assignments.So, knowing one seat is allocated for Russian crew swaps on Dragon, it’s having both a European and Japanese astronaut assigned to this mission I have the issue with.
Quote from: spacebleachers on 06/18/2023 01:06 pmI know the Russian is because of the seat swap agreement and actually not the issue I have with this crew’s mix. In my opinion, there should be a minimum of 2 US astronauts on each CC launch, but that comment is probably better discussed in the commercial crew, or some other discussion thread on potential astro assignments.So, knowing one seat is allocated for Russian crew swaps on Dragon, it’s having both a European and Japanese astronaut assigned to this mission I have the issue with.Because there were no Japanese or Europeans on Crew-6
Presumably Sultan's seat came out of the US allotment? I vaguely remember it was reimbursement for something but can't remember the details...
Konstantin Borisov said in an instagram post several weeks ago that a new booster is being used for the mission and that they saw it in HangerX, from my understanding the only F9 core there that has yet to fly is B1072https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr0YVeCKbaj/[May 4]
This is Crew-7This is SpaceX Crew-7 with all four crewmembers sitting in the Crew Dragon Endurance that will fly them to the International Space Station. From left to right it is Konstantin Borisov from Roscosmos, Andreas Mogensen from ESA, Jasmin Moghbeli from NASA and Satoshi Furukawa from JAXA.
Meet the four astronauts of Crew-7 (L-R: Cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos; Andreas Mogensen of ESA/Denmark; Commander Jasmin Moghbeli; and Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA/Japan). Crew-7 is set to launch to begin their ISS stint in mid-August.
NextSpaceflight has B1081 listed as the first stage for this missionhttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6879
Konstantin Borisov said in an instagram post several weeks ago that a new booster is being used for the mission and that they saw it in Hangar X, from my understanding the only F9 core there that has yet to fly is B1072https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr0YVeCKbaj/[May 4]
Quote from: Josh_from_Canada on 06/22/2023 04:16 pmNextSpaceflight has B1081 listed as the first stage for this missionhttps://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6879Interesting that Borisov said that they saw it in Hangar X, as B1081 has yet to be tested at McGregor... Most likely a translation issue?
B1081?https://twitter.com/bluemoondance74/status/1671313699699580931QuoteA new FALCON 9 first stage booster was installed today at @SpaceX McGregor and is now vertical, ready to begin its initial test campaign, as viewed on @NASASpaceflight’s McGregor Live. 🎥: http://nsf.live/mcgregorQuote from: Josh_from_Canada on 06/20/2023 08:23 pmA new Falcon core was raised onto the test stand at McGregor today
A new FALCON 9 first stage booster was installed today at @SpaceX McGregor and is now vertical, ready to begin its initial test campaign, as viewed on @NASASpaceflight’s McGregor Live. 🎥: http://nsf.live/mcgregor
A new Falcon core was raised onto the test stand at McGregor today
Falcon 9 booster B1081 is undergoing cryogenic proof testing at SpaceX's Rocket Development and Test Facility at McGregor. This booster is set to fly the company's seventh crew rotation mission to the ISS later this summer.nsf.live/mcgregor
Static Fire!nsf.live/mcgregor