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#200
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 23 Aug, 2023 16:25
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#201
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 23 Aug, 2023 20:53
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4K NASA launch stream:
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#202
by
ddspaceman
on 24 Aug, 2023 03:17
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Alexander Gerst
@Astro_Alex
L-1: One day to launch of #Crew7 to @space_station on a majestic @SpaceX F9 launcher. All excited to start the @nasa
@esaspaceflight #Huginn mission together with our international partners. I climbed up the launch tower with @Astro_Andreas today, trying to sneak in somewhere...
https://twitter.com/Astro_Alex/status/1694542149029605739
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#203
by
Zed_Noir
on 24 Aug, 2023 06:11
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The launch has been push back by a minute to 3:50 a.m. EDT (7:50 UTC) according to the SpaceX launch webcast page on YouTube.
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 3:50 a.m. ET (7:50 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 a.m. ET (7:27 UTC).
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#204
by
EspenU
on 24 Aug, 2023 06:49
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The launch has been push back by a minute to 3:50 a.m. EDT (7:50 UTC) according to the SpaceX launch webcast page on YouTube.
Previous launch time was 3:49:59. So either just a rounding difference, or as little as a 1 second difference.
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#205
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 15:52
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https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1694705929437012298✅ @NASA, @SpaceX, and international partners have completed the launch readiness review for the #Crew7 mission to the @Space_Station.
Crew-7 mission managers decided launch is “Go” for liftoff at 3:50am EDT Friday, Aug. 25, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.
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#206
by
GewoonLukas_
on 24 Aug, 2023 16:00
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#207
by
Ken the Bin
on 24 Aug, 2023 16:07
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L-1 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for August 25. 95% 'Go' for August 26 and August 27. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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#208
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 16:17
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-7/2023/08/24/nasas-spacex-crew-7-go-for-launch-to-space-station/NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Go for Launch to Space Station
NASA, SpaceX, and international partners have completed the launch readiness review for the agency’s Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. Crew-7 managers gathered at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday to review the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft readiness and decided launch is “Go” for liftoff to the space station. Launch now is targeted for 3:50 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available at 3:27 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26.
On Wednesday, rocket and ground systems engineering teams completed the detailed data reviews following the integrated static fire of the Falcon 9 rocket conducted the day before at Launch Complex 39A. Falcon 9 performance was normal, resulting in a successful full duration static fire of all nine Merlin first-stage engines.
Operations teams are not tracking any major issues with Falcon 9 or the Dragon spacecraft. NASA and SpaceX spent Wednesday working toward final launch readiness, with remaining work expected to be completed ahead of launch.
The International Space Station Program is monitoring the potential need for a debris avoidance maneuver early afternoon Thursday, Aug. 24, for the orbital outpost. Space station mission control trajectory teams are tracking the debris and determining whether a short duration burn of the station’s thrusters would be required. If needed, the maneuver is not expected to impact the planned arrival of the Roscosmos ISS Progress cargo spacecraft also on Thursday. More information will be provided as orbital trajectory teams review the data and determine whether the debris would fly in the vicinity of the space station requiring a change in station’s altitude.
On Tuesday, Crew-7 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 participated in a rehearsal of launch day activities in preparation for the upcoming Crew-7 launch.
Rehearsal began with launch teams assisting Crew-7 crewmates into their SpaceX spacesuits inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters at Kennedy’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building – just as they will on launch day. Next, the crew took the elevator down to the ground floor and exited the building’s double doors, where Tesla Model X vehicles were waiting to drive them the short distance to the launch site.
After they arrived at the launch pad, Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov rode the launch tower’s elevator up to the crew access arm – the walkway they will use to enter Dragon, named Endurance. Once securely seated inside, the crew members checked their communications systems and performed seat rotation and suit leak checks. The rehearsal concluded with closure of the spacecraft’s side hatch, which normally occurs about one hour and 25 minutes before liftoff.
Forecasters with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions for launch, with the cumulus cloud rule serving as the primary weather concern.
Starting at 11:45 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 24, the live broadcast of the mission – including liftoff and postlaunch milestones – will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Check the Crew-7 blog starting at 11 p.m., for key events leading up to launch and through spacecraft separation.
We’ll keep you updated on the key milestones throughout this mission. 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 dsempsro
Posted on August 24, 2023
Categories Commercial Crew, Commercial Spaceflight, NASA, NASA Astronauts, SpaceXTags Dragon Endurance, Flacon 9, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, LC-39A, SpaceX Crew-7
Photo captions:
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members are photographed in the Dragon Endurance spacecraft during a dry dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 22, 2023. 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 Furukawa. Photo credit: SpaceX
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members arrive at Launch Complex 39A during a dry dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 22, 2023. Photo credit: SpaceX
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#209
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 16:17
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https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1694745663467057555Dragon Endurance, ready for its third flight to the ISS, starting with liftoff atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 3:50 a.m. ET Friday, carrying Jasmin Moghbeli of the U.S., Andreas Mogensen of Europe, Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, and Konstantin Borisov of Russia 🚀🇺🇸🇩🇰🇯🇵🇷🇺🛰️
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#210
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 16:18
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#211
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 17:30
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#212
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 19:39
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#213
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 19:51
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#214
by
catdlr
on 24 Aug, 2023 20:10
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#215
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2023 20:12
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#216
by
ddspaceman
on 24 Aug, 2023 20:41
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#217
by
ddspaceman
on 24 Aug, 2023 21:30
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Luca Parmitano
@astro_luca
#bestphotobomb
Thomas Pesquet
@Thom_astro
[Thread] Tomorrow, my good friend and colleague Andreas launches to space a second time for a 6-month tour! 👨🚀 He's always been a copycat, and once more, he will follow in my footsteps 😜😁. That's a perfect opportunity to live this day again and follow every step of the launch day, all the way I to the rocket 🚀 and to space✨.
#crew7 #andreasmogensen #Huginn @esa @esaspaceflight @nasa
https://twitter.com/astro_luca/status/1694821198083883068
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#218
by
ZachS09
on 25 Aug, 2023 02:27
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#219
by
spacenuance
on 25 Aug, 2023 03:05
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