A look at the iconic countdown clock at Kennedy Space Center’s NASA News Center on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is set to launch from the Florida Spaceport Thursday, March 2, at 12:34 a.m. EST. Photo credit: NASA/Mike ChambersNASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 science mission includes cutting edge research aimed at keeping astronauts [...]
From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi relax in the suit-up room inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on March 1, 2023. Photo credit: NASATune in to NASA TV or the agency’s website starting at 8:45 p.m. EST [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launch is targeted for 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASAGood evening and a hearty welcome from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida! At 12:34 a.m. EST, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission will launch to the International Space Station from Kennedy’s historic Launch Complex [...]
NASA and SpaceX teams just concluded a weather briefing with the decision to proceed with launch countdown. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron continue to predict a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions for Crew-6 launch, with the flight through precipitation rule serving as the primary weather concern. Conditions [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-6 mission, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission of [...]
The flight crew for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are shown in the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building’s suit-up room at Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a countdown dress rehearsal on Feb. 23, 2023. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station at 1:45 EST Monday, Feb. 27, was scrubbed. The next available launch attempt is at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2, pending resolution of the technical issue preventing Monday’s launch. Photo credit: SpaceXNASA and SpaceX scrubbed Monday’s launch attempt [...]
Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida to the International Space Station has been scrubbed. More information is coming soon.
The RP-1 rocket fuel load for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launch is complete. It’s just a few minutes until liftoff (1:45 a.m. EST), and all looks good for the Crew-6 launch! There is still time to tune in to NASA TV or the agency’s website to watch the rocket and spacecraft blast off from [...]
Fuel loading is complete on the second stage, and liquid oxygen loading has begun. Everything remains on target for the 1:45 a.m. EST launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. Weather conditions remain extremely favorable. Tune in to NASA TV or the agency’s website for a live [...]