NASA & SpaceX - Dragon Crew-1 Mission patch.
Nov. 15, 2020
SpaceX Crew-1 lift off
For SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi from the Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 16 November 2020, at 00:27 UTC (15 November, 19:27 EST). The “Resilience” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 17 November 2020, around 04:00 UTC (16 November 2020, 23:00 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block B1061) landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX Crew-1 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on their way to the International Space Station has safely reached orbit, and the nosecone has been opened.
Crew-1 aboard Dragon
At 9 p.m. EST, NASA will host a postlaunch news conference from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Participants in the briefing will be:
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for human exploration and operations, NASA Headquarters
Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate
Steve Dickson, administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer, SpaceX
NASA Television and the agency’s website will air the news conference. Mission commentary will switch to NASA TV’s Media Channel: http://www.nasa.gov/live
Related links:
Commercial Crew: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html
SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Images, Video, Text, Credits: NASA/James Cawley/SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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