WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will present protection of the upcoming prelaunch and launch actions for the company’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.
The launch is focused for midday EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 5, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, is scheduled to dock to the area station at 4:57 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 6. Crew arrival, launch, the postlaunch information convention, and mission protection via docking will air reside on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the company’s web site. NASA additionally will host an audio solely prelaunch information teleconference. Follow all reside occasions at:
The Crew-5 launch will carry two NASA astronauts Mission Commander Nicole Mann and Pilot Josh Cassada, together with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will function mission specialists to the area station for a science expedition mission.
This is the fifth crew rotation mission with astronauts utilizing the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the orbiting laboratory as a part of the company’s Commercial Crew Program.
The deadline has handed for media accreditation for in-person protection of this launch. More details about media accreditation is on the market by emailing: [email protected].
All media participation within the following information conferences will likely be distant besides the place particularly listed beneath.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission protection is as follows (all occasions Eastern and topic to vary based mostly on real-time operations):
Saturday, Oct. 1
12:30 p.m. (roughly) – Crew arrival media occasion at Kennedy on NASA Television
- Bob Cabana, affiliate administrator, NASA
- Janet Petro, director, NASA Kennedy
- Junichi Sakai, supervisor, International Space Station, JAXA
- NASA astronaut Nicole Mann
- NASA astronaut Josh Cassada
- JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata
- Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina
The occasion is proscribed to in-person media solely. Follow Commercial Crew and Kennedy Space Center for the most recent arrival updates.
Monday, Oct. 3
7:30 p.m. (roughly) – Prelaunch News Teleconference at Kennedy (no sooner than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the next contributors:
- Steve Stich, supervisor, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
- Joel Montalbano, supervisor, International Space Station, Johnson
- Emily Nelson, chief flight director, Johnson
- Kirt Costello, chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program
- Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
- Junichi Sakai, supervisor, International Space Station, JAXA
- Sergei Krikalev, govt director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos
- Brian Cizek, launch climate officer, U.S. Space Force forty fifth Weather Squadron
Media could ask questions through telephone solely. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 at: [email protected].
Wednesday, Oct. 5
8:30 a.m. – NASA TV launch protection begins. NASA Television can have steady mission protection to docking and protection of hatch open and the welcome ceremony.
1:30 p.m. (roughly) – Postlaunch News Conference on NASA TV
- Kathy Lueders, affiliate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Steve Stich, supervisor, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
- Joel Montalbano, supervisor, International Space Station, Johnson
- Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
- Hiroshi Sasaki, vp and director basic, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate
- Sergei Krikalev, govt director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos
Media could ask questions in-person and through telephone. Limited auditorium area will likely be obtainable for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at: [email protected].
Thursday, Oct. 6
4:57 p.m. – Docking to the International Space Station
6:42 p.m. – Hatch Opening
8:15 p.m. – Welcome Ceremony
NASA TV Launch Coverage
NASA TV reside protection will start at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. For NASA TV downlink info, schedules, and hyperlinks to streaming video, go to:
Audio solely of the information conferences and launch protection will likely be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which can be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, “mission audio,” countdown actions with out NASA TV launch commentary, will likely be carried on 321-867-7135.
NASA Website Launch Coverage
Launch day protection of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission will likely be obtainable on the company’s website. Coverage will embody reside streaming and weblog updates starting no sooner than 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, because the countdown milestones happen. On-demand streaming video and photographs of the launch will likely be obtainable shortly after liftoff. For questions on countdown protection, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown protection on our launch weblog at:
http://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
Launch additionally will likely be obtainable on native novice VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard inside Brevard County on the Space Coast.
Attend the launch nearly
Members of the general public can register to attend this launch nearly. NASA’s digital visitor program for this mission additionally consists of curated launch sources, notifications about associated alternatives or adjustments, and a stamp for the NASA digital visitor passport following a profitable launch.
Watch and have interaction on social media
Let individuals know you are following the mission on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram through the use of the hashtags #Crew5 and #NASASocial. You may also keep related by following and tagging these accounts:
Twitter: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS National Lab, @SpaceX, @Commercial_Crew
Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS National Lab
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab, @SpaceX
Did NASA has a Spanish part referred to as NASA en Espanol? Make certain to take a look at NASA en Espanol on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube for extra protection on Crew-5.
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo 321-501-8425 [email protected].
NASA will present a reside video feed of Launch Complex 39A roughly 48 hours previous to the deliberate liftoff of the Crew-5 mission. Pending unlikely technical points, the feed will likely be uninterrupted till the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA TV, roughly 4 hours previous to launch.
Once the feed is reside, you can find it right here:
http://youtube.com/kscnewsroom
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its aim of protected, dependable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States via a partnership with American personal trade. This partnership is altering the arc of human spaceflight historical past by opening entry to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to extra individuals, extra science, and extra industrial alternatives. The area station stays the springboard to NASA’s subsequent nice leap in area exploration, together with future missions to the Moon and, ultimately, to Mars.
For NASA’s launch weblog and extra details about the mission, go to:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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