SpaceX Falcon 9 integrated with Crew Dragon poised for liftoff on NASA Crew-6 astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) stands vertical at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission marks the fourth spaceflight for Bowen, who flew space shuttle missions STS-126 in 2008, STS-132 in 2010, and STS-133 in 2011. Credit: Ken Kremer/Ĭrew-6 will spend up to six months at the space station before returning to Earth. The quartet all expressed excitement to launch to the station and carry out science experiments at the media Q & A opportunity upon their arrival at KSC from JSC.Ĭrew-6 counts as the sixth SpaceX crew rotation mission for NASA SpaceX Falcon 9 integrated with Crew Dragon poised for liftoff on NASA Crew-6 astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) stands vertical at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They represent the US, Russia and the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and are a mix of a veteran commander and trio of rookies.īowen serves as Crew-6 Dragon commander and Hoburg serves as pilot.Īlneyadi and Fedyaev serve as mission specialists. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronauts Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Stephen Bowen.
Liftoff on SpaceX Falcon 9 targeted for Feb. NASA SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts pose for a photograph after arriving at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch and Landing Facility in Florida on Feb. 21, for a media event after departing Ellington Field near the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The four man Crew-6 team comprising NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev arrived at Kennedy’s Launch and Landing Facility (former Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) aboard a NASA Gulfstream jet at approximately 12:20 p.m., Feb. UpClose view of Crew Dragon spacecraft bolted atop SpaceX Falcon 9 and poised for liftoff on NASA Crew-6 astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) stands vertical at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 26.Įnjoy our UpClose photos of the rocket on pad 39A, the launch campaign and the Crew Arrival event taken by the Space UpClose team of Ken Kremer and Jean Wright.
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Live launch-day coverage on NASA TV and the agency’s website begins at 10 p.m. Liftoff from Kennedy’s seaside Launch Complex 39A of the brand new Falcon 9 integrated with the thrice flown Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is now slated for Monday, Feb.
25.Īll outstanding technical issues have been resolved Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon and nothing stands in the way at this time for blastoff of the Crew-6 quartet of astronauts and cosmonauts from 3 different countries. Weather looks to be outstanding at launch time and all systems are currently GO following the NASA SpaceX Launch Readiness Review (LRR) held Friday, Feb. 27 – and bound for the International Space Station (ISS) on a six month science expedition. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The four person multinational team of NASA Crew-6 mission spaceflyers are in the final phases of training and preparations at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prior to their launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft now targeting dead of night liftoff overnight Monday, Feb.
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