NASA and SpaceX now aim to launch the Crew-5 astronauts at 12:23 p.m. ET Tuesday, October 4th to launch Crew-5 astronauts to International Space Station (ISS).
Although the original plan was for the launch to be on Monday, October 3rd, Hurricane Ian disrupted preparations at the Kennedy Space Center launch location in Florida.
If NASA fails to proceed with the launch next Tuesday, there’s a backup opportunity on Wednesday, October 5.
“Mission teams will continue to monitor the impacts of Ian on the Space Coast and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and could adjust the launch date again as necessary,” the space agency It is posted on its website.
Crew-5 comprises NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, together with Koichi Wakata of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Anna Kikina of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency.
Crewmembers are currently awaiting at the Johnson Space Center Houston. They will then be transported to the Kennedy Space Center when the storm passes. NASA said it looks likely they’ll arrive at Kennedy on Friday.
The Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is currently sitting atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and safely secured inside SpaceX’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
When Crew-5 reaches the ISS, hopefully next week, they’ll stay there for about six months, working on science and technology demonstrations and also performing maintenance and upgrade activities. Crew-4 is due to return home in five days. Crew-5 will take its place.
SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission will be its eighth flight with astronauts since summer 2020, when NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken became the first astronauts to fly aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
Crew-5 is the seventh crewed flight to orbit. Crew-5 was the other crewed flight. The first all-civilian missionThe manned spacecraft orbited Earth for several consecutive days, without ever docking with the ISS. SpaceX engineers created a Crew Dragon capsule in the absence of any docking processes, which allowed them to design an original Crew Dragon capsule. features a glass domeOffering breathtaking views of Earth to passengers
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