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🚨LAUNCH UPDATE🚨
🚀NASA and SpaceX will launch the eighth crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
⏰NET March 1, 2024 at 12:04 a.m.
👀Launch viewing is available from the Apollo/Saturn V Center.
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and are targeting no earlier than Saturday, August 26 for 9’s launch of ’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission ( ) 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 3:27 a.m. ET (07:27 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Sunday, August 27 at 3:04 a.m. ET (07:04 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.

🚀We are just 30 min away from the start of 's live launch coverage.

Have questions for Crew-3 Commander Raja Chari? Use for a chance for your question to be answered on the broadcast.

Tune in at 8:45pm EST: https://nasa.gov/nasalive

We are now targeting 11:15pm EST for the start of ’s Crew-6 mission prelaunch news teleconference.

Tune in: www.nasa.gov/live

Our Crew-3 crew is heading home!

After nearly six months on the International Space Station, NASA Astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer are returning to Earth in SpaceX's Dragon Endurance spacecraft.

Our undocking coverage begins at 12:45 a.m. EDT (04:45 UTC) on May 5, with splashdown off the coast of Florida scheduled for 12:43 a.m. EDT (04:43 UTC) on May 6. Watch live on social media and NASA TV! https://go.nasa.gov/3sb5Ouk

LIVE NOW: Leaders provide an update on the NASA Artemis I mission. NASA's Exploration Ground Systems teams are currently preparing for the next "wet dress rehearsal" on the launchpad: https://youtu.be/68Ry7gsu87I 🚀

Set your alarm! Tune in as NASA’s SpaceX mission launches to the International Space Station with Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft:

12 a.m. ET: Coverage begins
3:52 a.m. ET: Liftoff

💻: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

TOMORROW: Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Samantha Cristoforetti will be going live from inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters at 6:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 19, for a virtual media event!

Have a question for the crew? Use . Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3McTNMO

The USSF-8 launch countdown has begun for the uniquely configured Atlas V 511 to launch twin space situational awareness satellites to geosynchronous orbit for United States Space Force. Launch time is 2:00pmEST (1900 UTC).

Follow along on Twitter () and on the live blog: bit.ly/av_ussf8

🚀🐉 's mission is targeted to launch no earlier than 9:03 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 10! Weather officials predict an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff.

Have a question about the mission? Ask in the comments below and we may answer it live during our launch broadcast!

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3F3s5hZ

Welcome home, 🚀
Four astronauts Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA(宇宙航空研究開発機構) (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), left, Thomas Pesquet of ESA - European Space Agency and Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration returned from the International Space Station aboard the completing a mission of 199 days in orbit — the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft: https://go.nasa.gov/3oflrOV

Due to high winds near the splashdown zone, the Crew-2 mission is now targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 10:33pm ET on Nov. 8.

Crew Dragon Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 2:05pm ET on Nov. 8. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/306trtl

Our Crew-2 return coverage begins today. Watch nasa.gov/live for the following events:

1⃣ 1:35pm ET– Change of command ceremony
2⃣ 5:30pm ET- Crew-2 return media teleconference

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3kaGzoc.

🚀New launch date …NOV 10th 2021🚀



🌎 The Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. Crew Dragon Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station on Nov. 7.

Additionally, the mission is now targeted to launch no earlier than Nov. 10: https://go.nasa.gov/3kaGzoc

👀new (tentative)date 👀
🚀NOV 8th 2021🚀

Along with SpaceX, we are continuing to review launch and return opportunities for the upcoming crew rotation flights to and from the International Space Station.

Teams are now considering whether to return Crew-2 ahead of launching the next crew rotation. The earliest possible opportunity for Crew-2 undocking from the station is on Nov. 7, with a back-up opportunity on Nov. 8.

The earliest opportunity for the Crew-3 launch is 9:51pm on Nov. 8, if mission teams do not pursue Crew-2 return on Nov. 7 or Nov. 8.

Launch Update ➡️ NASA's SpaceX launch is now targeted for Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 1:10am ET due to a large storm system meandering across the Ohio Valley and through northeastern United States this weekend, elevating winds and waves in the Atlantic Ocean along the Crew Dragon flight path for the Oct. 31 launch attempt.

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3BrhF9x

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🚀 Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer will be going live from inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters this morning at 8 a.m. ET for a virtual media event!

Have a question for the astronauts? Use : www.nasa.gov/live

🤩🐉 Welcome to Kennedy Space Center, Crew Dragon Endurance!

The SpaceX capsule that'll carry four astronauts to the International Space Station arrived at the hangar at Launch Complex 39A on Oct. 24 after making the short journey from its nearby processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station: https://go.nasa.gov/3EgHdIo

The Crew-3 astronauts entered quarantine on Saturday, Oct. 16 in preparation for their flight to the International Space Station! Spending the final two weeks before liftoff in quarantine will help ensure the crew is healthy, protecting themselves and the astronauts already on the space station.

The four astronauts will lift off at 2:43am ET Saturday, Oct. 30, aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endurance, atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A here at Kennedy Space Center.

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3AVm701

✅ The Flight Readiness Review for the launch of NASA's to the Trojan asteroids is complete and we are GO for final launch preparations!

Liftoff is targeted for Oct. 16 at 5:34am ET: https://go.nasa.gov/3DoTI45