Upcoming launch of #Crew7 mission to the #ISS via #SpaceX's #CrewDragon & #Falcon9 vehiclesCrew members:@AstroJaws@Astro_Andreas@Astro_SatoshiKonstantin Borisov#Space #NASA #JAXA #Roscosmos #Роскосмос
👀 The #Crew7 crew takes in a final pre-launch view of @SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft before launching to the @Space_Station.
A Look at Key Milestones for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 MissionBelow are some key milestones for the Crew-7 mission. Launch is targeted for 3:27 a.m. EDT.11:07 p.m. Crew weather brief11:22 p.m. Crew handoff to SpaceX11:27 p.m. Suit donning and checkouts12:07 a.m. Crew walkout from Neil Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building12:12 a.m. Crew transportation to Launch Complex 39A12:32 a.m. Crew arrives at pad and ascends tower12:52 a.m. Crew ingress12:52 a.m. Communication check12:58 a.m. Verify ready for seat rotation12:59 a.m. Suit leak checks1:37 a.m. Hatch close1:17 a.m. Side hatch leak check2:45 a.m. Crew access arm retracts2:49 a.m. Dragon spacecraft launch escape system is armed2:52 a.m. RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins; first stage liquid oxygen loading begins3:10 a.m. Second stage liquid oxygen loading begins3:16 a.m. SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch3:27:00 a.m. Liftoff!3:28 a.m. Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)3:29:28 a.m. First and second stages separate3:29:53 a.m. Second stage engine starts3:36:18 a.m. Second stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)3:36 a.m. First stage landing3:39 a.m. Dragon separates from second stage3:40 a.m. Dragon nosecone open sequence beginsAuthor Linda HerridgePosted on August 25, 2023Categories SpaceX Crew-7Tags SpaceX; Crew-7; Commercial Crew Program; CCP; Falcon 9; Dragon; Dragon; Dragon Spacecraft; Endurance; International Space Station; Launch Complex 39A; Kennedy Space Center; KSC
Crew-7 is go for launch