NASA’s Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins will join Jaxa’s Sochi Noguchi.
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This is no longer an experiment. SpaceX attempts to make astronauts on the International Space Station a normal part of NASA’s operations Crew-1 Mission – Its first crew rotation flight – Sunday, November 15th. The launch, which was scheduled for Saturday, was delayed due to coastal winds and problems with recovery operations.
Smash of SpaceX The Demo-2 mission safely handed over two NASA astronauts to the RSS Mail. It was painful and exciting as real humans first tested the crew dragon. Crew 1 will launch the Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstein tweeted the news of the launch delay Friday. The weather should be good not only at the launch site but also in the watery area The astronauts will land in the event of a launch emergency.
Update: Due to coastal winds and recovery activities, AS NASA And P Space X Aims to launch Crew-1 mission with astronauts @Space_station Sunday, November 15 at 7:27 p.m. The first stage booster is planned to be used again to fly astronauts on the Crew-2. # LaunchAmerica
– Jim Bridenstein (im Gimbridenstein) November 13, 2020
Crew-1 will carry Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover And Shannon Walker NASA, and Sochi Noguchi To the station for the six-month stay of the Japanese space agency Jaxa. The spacecraft was named “Resilience”.
NASA will broadcast the launch live on Sunday and provide continuous coverage of the mission, including docking, hatch opening and welcome ceremony. Coverage will begin shortly but the lift-off will be at 4:27 p.m.
One reason was that the launch had been nudged since the previous date Technical problem with some Falcon 9 rocket engines During the previous launch attempt for the US Space Force GPS satellite mission.
Founder of SpaceX Elon Musk said there may be COVID-19 on Friday, But there is no indication yet that this will affect the Crew Dragon launch. The The astronauts are under siege Leading to the launch.
NASA announces Crew Dragon “The first new crew spacecraft to receive NASA certification for regular flight services with astronauts since the space shuttle nearly 40 years ago,” it said in a statement Tuesday. SpaceX tweeted dramatic photos The crew dragon and Falcon 9 are shown vertically on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX and Boeing are partners with the agency NASA Commercial Crew Program, An attempt to bring astronauts back to U.S. soil after years of relying on a Russian spacecraft. Crew-1 is an important moment in this process.
For more information about Crew-1, here is everything you need to know.
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