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#120
by
spacenuance
on 05 Jul, 2023 16:32
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2 week turnaround after FH? We'll see I guess.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-next-spacex-commercial-crew-space-station-launch-3Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s seventh rotational mission of a SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station.
The earliest targeted launch date for the NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is Tuesday, Aug. 15, from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The launch of Dragon, named Endurance, will carry NASA astronaut and mission commander Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and pilot Andreas Mogensen, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov as mission specialists. This is the first spaceflight for Moghbeli and Borisov, and second flight for Mogensen and Furukawa.
Following a handover period, crew members from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are scheduled for return to Earth aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft named Endeavour.
Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-7 launch are as follows:
U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media must apply by 11:59 p.m. EDT Monday, July 31
International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 12
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#121
by
zubenelgenubi
on 05 Jul, 2023 21:06
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#122
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 06 Jul, 2023 17:24
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#123
by
zubenelgenubi
on 07 Jul, 2023 14:39
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2 week turnaround after FH? We'll see I guess.
Three weeks turnaround, again;
Jupiter 3:
NextSpaceflight, updated July 6, changed back to:
Mon Jul 24, 2023 02:34 UTC
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#124
by
Oersted
on 11 Jul, 2023 21:26
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#125
by
ddspaceman
on 12 Jul, 2023 18:24
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#126
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 13 Jul, 2023 18:52
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-7/2023/07/13/nasa-spacex-provide-crew-7-hardware-operations-status/NASA, SpaceX Provide Crew-7 Hardware Operations Status
NASA and SpaceX are preparing for the seventh rotational mission of the company’s human space transportation system to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The earliest targeted launch date for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is Tuesday, Aug. 15, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will fly aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, which previously flew on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions. This will be the first launch for the Falcon 9 rocket booster SpaceX selected to support this mission.
Dragon currently is being prepared for flight at SpaceX’s processing facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. As part of the refurbishment process, teams will install new components, including the heat shield, parachutes, and Draco engines in addition to a flight-proven nosecone. SpaceX recently completed Dragon’s propulsion system checkouts and will soon mate the heat shield to the spacecraft. Once refurbishment is complete, Dragon will be stacked to its trunk ahead of transportation to SpaceX’s hangar at nearby Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.
Following static fire testing at a SpaceX facility in Texas, the booster will undergo stage testing and further assessments prior to acceptance and certification for flight.
Once all rocket and spacecraft system checkouts are complete and components are certified for flight, SpaceX teams will mate Dragon to the Falcon 9 rocket in the company’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A. Teams will then roll the integrated spacecraft and rocket to the pad and raise it to a vertical position for an integrated static fire test prior to launch.
Following liftoff, the Falcon 9 first stage will separate from the second stage and land at SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Upon its arrival to the space station, Crew-7 will dock to the space-facing, or zenith, port of the Harmony module.
Follow NASA’s commercial crew blog for the latest information on Crew-7 progress and flight readiness as reviews and milestones continue. NASA and its partners will host a media event in the coming weeks to discuss more about Crew-7 progress.
Details about the mission and NASA’s commercial crew program can be found by following the commercial crew blog, @commercial_crew on Twitter, and commercial crew on Facebook.
Author Linda Herridge
Posted on July 13, 2023
Categories NASA, SpaceX Crew-7
Tags Commercial Crew Program, Dragon spacecraft, Falcon 9 rocket, International Space Station, Launch Complex 39A, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7
Photo caption:
The Crew-7 astronauts, from left, are Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furakawa. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Stafford and Robert Markowitz
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#127
by
zubenelgenubi
on 13 Jul, 2023 23:29
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#128
by
realnouns
on 24 Jul, 2023 21:48
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#129
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 25 Jul, 2023 16:33
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#130
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 25 Jul, 2023 16:34
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#131
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 25 Jul, 2023 16:35
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#132
by
zubenelgenubi
on 25 Jul, 2023 17:51
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NASA
Crew-7 news briefing:
Crew-7 launch: 17 August 10:56 UTC = 6:56 am EDT
Crew-7 docking: 18 August ~06:45 UTC
Crew-6 undocking: 25 August
Falcon Heavy launch delay forced
Crew-7 launch delay.
From the July 25 Crew-7 press briefing:
This Falcon Heavy launch is the first LC-39A launch to be controlled from a SpaceX Hangar X; preceding same for Crew-7 launch.
https://twitter.com/stephenclark1/status/1683897865284853760
A couple bits of info from the Crew-7 preview news conference:
SpaceX has begun using a new launch control center at the company's Hangar X facility at KSC for Starlink missions.
It'll be used to control the Falcon Heavy/Jupiter 3 launch Wednesday night, then again for Crew-7.
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#133
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 25 Jul, 2023 18:00
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Crew briefing:
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#134
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 26 Jul, 2023 05:53
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#135
by
zubenelgenubi
on 27 Jul, 2023 03:57
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Cross-post; may delay
Crew-7 launch one day?
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1684401379241246721
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon Heavy launch of the @HughesConnects JUPITER 3 mission due to a violation of abort criteria. Teams are resetting for a launch attempt tomorrow, July 27; vehicle and payload are in good health
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#136
by
zubenelgenubi
on 27 Jul, 2023 23:07
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Cross-post:
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1684669591820107776
William Harwood @cbs_spacenews
FH/Jupiter 3: SpaceX confirms launch reset to Friday, at 11:04pm EDT (0304 UTC); Starlink launch still on for tonight at 10:20pm from CCSFS LC-40; the Heavy delay almost certainly will impact the Crew 7 launch date because of pad turnaround issues, but no word yet from NASA.
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#137
by
ddspaceman
on 28 Jul, 2023 00:24
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SpaceX Crew-7 – Interview with Pilot Andreas Mogensen from ESA
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#138
by
GewoonLukas_
on 28 Jul, 2023 03:12
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#139
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 28 Jul, 2023 18:41
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Some more Crew-7 shots posted by NASA Johnson