WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NASA and SpaceX are concentrating on 4:19 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, to launch the corporate’s twenty sixth business resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Liftoff will likely be from Launch Complex 39A on the company’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft will ship new science investigations, provides, and gear for the worldwide crew.
Live launch protection will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the company’s web site, with prelaunch occasions beginning Friday, Nov. 18. Follow all occasions at:
The Dragon spacecraft will ship a wide range of NASA investigations, together with the subsequent pair of International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs), which can increase energy to the orbiting laboratory. The spacecraft additionally will carry a study to develop dwarf tomatoes to assist create a steady fresh-food manufacturing system in house, in addition to an experiment that assessments an on-demand methodology to create particular portions of key vitamins.
Arrival to the station is scheduled for 9:43 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The Dragon spacecraft will dock autonomously to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module.
The spacecraft is predicted to spend a few month hooked up to the orbiting outpost earlier than it returns to Earth with analysis and return cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida.
The deadline has handed for media accreditation for in-person protection of this launch. The company’s media accreditation coverage is on the market online. More details about media accreditation is on the market by emailing: [email protected].
Full protection of this mission is as follows (all occasions Eastern).
Friday, Nov. 18
3 p.m. – Prelaunch media teleconference (no sooner than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the next contributors:
- A consultant from NASA’s International Space Station Program
- Kirt Costello, chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program Research Office
- Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
- Arlena Moses, launch climate officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s forty fifth Weather Squadron
Audio of the teleconference will stream stay on the company’s web site:
Media could ask questions through telephone solely. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 12 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at: [email protected].
Monday, Nov. 21
3:45 p.m. – NASA TV launch protection begins
4:19 p.m. – Launch
Wednesday, Nov. 23
8:30 a.m. – NASA TV protection begins for Dragon docking to house station
9:43 a.m. – Docking
Coverage is topic to change primarily based on real-time operational actions. Follow the International Space Station blog for updates.
NASA TV launch protection
Live protection of the launch on NASA TV will start at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21. For 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, or -7135. On launch day, the complete mission broadcast could be heard on -1220 and -1240, whereas the countdown web solely could be heard on -7135 starting roughly one hour earlier than the mission broadcast begins.
On launch day, a “tech feed” of the launch with out NASA TV commentary will likely be carried on the NASA TV media channel.
NASA web site launch protection
Launch day protection of the mission will likely be accessible on the NASA website. Coverage will embody stay streaming and weblog updates starting no sooner than 3:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, because the countdown milestones happen. On-demand streaming video and pictures of the launch will likely be accessible shortly after liftoff. For questions on countdown protection, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown protection on our launch blog for updates.
Attend launch just about
Members of the general public can register to attend this launch just about. Registrants will obtain mission updates and actions by e mail. NASA’s digital visitor program for this mission additionally consists of curated launch sources, notifications about associated alternatives, and a digital visitor passport stamp following a profitable launch.
Watch, Engage on social media
Let individuals know you are following the mission on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram through the use of the hashtags #Dragon, #CRS26, and #NASASocial. You may keep linked by following and tagging these accounts:
Twitter: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS National Lab
Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS National Lab
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab
Learn extra about NASA’s SpaceX business resupply missions at:
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo at: [email protected] or 321-501-8425.
SOURCE NASA
