F9 is now rolling out to the pad. Credit to SFN Launch Pad Livestream.
NGA Rocket Launching and Space Debris notices.
Falcon 9 and Dragon roll out to the launch pad at 39A in Florida for @NASA's Crew-7 mission to the @Space_Station
Today @NASA and @SpaceX managers are gathered for the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the upcoming #Crew7 mission to the @space_station. Tune in for the post FRR media teleconference at 5pm ET. https://nasa.gov/live
Falcon 9 and Dragon are going vertical ahead of the Crew 7 mission.NSF.live/spacecoast
Now fully vertical, and the Crew Access Arm has been extended.Next up: we wait to hear the outcome of the ever-crucial Flight Readiness Review (FRR). #Crew7nsf.live/spacecoast
The @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will launch #Crew7 on their mission to @Space_Station are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A. Launch is targeted for 3:49am EDT Aug. 25. More 📷:
NASA's Ken Bowersox says in a media briefing that they are go for a Crew-7 launch attempt Friday at 3:49 am EDT after completing a flight readiness review today.
F9/Crew-7: NASA's flight readiness review for the Crew-7 flight to the ISS is over; all parties polled "go" for launch Friday at 3:49:59am EDT (0749 UTC); forecasters are predicting an 85% chance of good weather
F9/Crew-7: Commander Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov plan to strap in early Tuesday for a dress rehearsal countdown mirroring the same launch-day timeline they'll follow Friday
F9/Crew-7: After the practice countdown is complete, SpaceX plans to test fire the Falcon 9's 1st stage engines ~7:50am EDT Tuesday to verify the booster's readiness for flight; this will be the first launch for booster B1081; a Cape Canaveral SFS landing is planned
NASA SpaceX Crew-7 ‘Go’ for August 25 LaunchThe Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff at 3:49 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25, from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EDT today, Monday, Aug. 21, at Kennedy to discuss the outcome of the review. Listen live on NASA’s website.Participants in the teleconference are:Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA HeadquartersSteve Stich, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program, KennedyJoel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space CenterWilliam Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceXFrank De Winne, program manager, International Space Station, ESAJunichi Sakai, program manager, International Space Station, JAXAOn Aug. 20, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endurance spacecraft rolled out to the pad at Launch Complex 39A. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the crew will participate in a dry dress rehearsal ahead of an integrated static fire test in preparation for liftoff early Friday morning.NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, commander; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, pilot; and mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will fly to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon spacecraft. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, Crew-7 marks the eighth human spaceflight mission on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and the seventh crew rotation mission to the space station since 2020.Details about the mission and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program can be found by following the Crew-7 blog, the commercial crew blog, @commercial_crew on X, and commercial crew on Facebook.Author Linda HerridgePosted on August 21, 2023Categories SpaceX Crew-7Tags SpaceX; Crew-7; Commercial Crew Program; CCP; Falcon 9; Crew Dragon; Endurance; International Space Station; Launch Complex 39A; Kennedy Space Center; KSC
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Readiness Review takes place at Kennedy Space Center on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The mission is targeted to lift off from the Florida spaceport’s Launch Complex 39A at 3:49 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. 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 to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Falcon 9 and Dragon vertical at 39A in Florida. Targeting Friday, August 25 for launch of Crew-7 → spacex.com/launches
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Friday, August 25 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-7) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 3:49 a.m. ET (7:49 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 a.m. ET (7:27 UTC).The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew NASA’s Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions to and from the space station. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.During their time on the orbiting laboratory, the crew will conduct science and technology demonstrations to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.The SpaceX webcast for the Crew-7 mission will go live about one hour before liftoff.
