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Crew-1 astronauts arrive at the launch site
Four astronauts from SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission to NASA have arrived at their Kennedy Space Center launch site for their November 14 planned launch to the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Waker and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Sochi Noguchi arrived at the shuttle landing facility at KSC from Cape Canaveral, Florida Spaceport to prepare for their next launch. The lift off is set for Saturday evening at 7:49 EST (2249 GMT).
Hopkins will lead the crew of the Crew-1 mission, which will land on the station on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. Crew-1 astronauts have named their spacecraft Resilience for the flight.
“On behalf of the resilience crew on behalf of our families, we would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all those who have been working tirelessly at SpaceX, at NASA, and (the Department of Defense). Get us to this stage. An incredible effort has been made, ”Hopkins said in a statement. “For the crew: we’re ready.”
On Monday (November 9) NASA and SpaceX mission managers will hold a flight readiness review meeting at the Kennedy Space Center, so everyone is ready for the next flight. NASA will hold a press conference an hour after the meeting to update the public on the launch.
You can also join NASA’s Virtual Crew Media Engagement Webcast on Monday at 1:15 p.m. EST (1815 GMT) via NASA TV. You can watch it live online here and through NASA.gov/live and NASA’s YouTube channel.
SpaceX, NASA targets November 14 for Crew-1 launch
SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station is now set to begin Saturday, November 14, at 7:49 p.m. EST (Nov. 15 at 0049 GMT), NASA announced Monday (October 26).
Originally scheduled to launch on August 30, Crew-1 suffered numerous delays in landing. NASA launched the first mission in late September, then until October 23, then until October 31, and finally in mid-November, citing logistical and technical issues. Newly announced target date companies that create the timeline later.
NASA also announced that it will launch on Wednesday, Oct. A news conference will be held on the 28th at 4pm EDT (2000 GMT), including the results of the latest test of the Falcon 9 Merlin engines, unexpected data recorded during SpaceX, the agency said in a statement, the recent non-NASA launch. You can watch it on Space.com, courtesy of NASA TV, or directly through the agency’s website.
