SpaceX - Dragon Crew-6 Mission patch.
Feb 26, 2023
The Launch Readiness Review for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station is complete and the mission has been given a ‘Go’ for launch. Liftoff is targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST Monday, Feb. 27, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida.
Image above: From left, NASA astronauts Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launch on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Photo Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky.
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft Endeavour, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will carry NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on a 25-hour trip to the space station. The crew will dock at approximately 2:38 a.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 28, remaining onboard the microgravity laboratory for up to six months to conduct science and maintenance.
Image above: Managers from NASA, SpaceX, and international partners are gathered at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Feb. 25, to determine the launch readiness for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 liftoff to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: SpaceX.
Starting at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, tune in to a live launch broadcast on NASA TV or the agency’s website and follow along through countdown and other key mission milestones.
Related article:
NASA’s Crew-6 Heads to Space Station to Conduct Scientific Studies
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2023/02/nasas-crew-6-heads-to-space-station-to.html
Related links:
NASA TV: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
Commercial Crew: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html
SpaceX Crew-6: https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-6/
Harmony module: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/harmony
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Images (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/James Cawley.
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