The next business team is on its method to area, and you can see all the action live.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon will send out 4 individuals to the International Space Station(ISS), consisting of the very first Native American lady in area and the very first Russian cosmonaut to sit on an industrial spacecraft. Crew-5 is slated to take off at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) on Wednesday (Oct. 5) and you can enjoy live here at Space.com, through NASA Television, and get updates on the NASA site, app and social networks.
The spacecraft will bring NASA astronauts Nicole Mann(a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes in northern California) and Josh Cassada, together with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina.
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NASA Television (and Space.com) will bring protection(opens in brand-new tab) of all the pre-flight and flight occasions, varying from the launch preparedness evaluation result to introduce activities to docking at the ISS. A list of the crucial occasions is listed below. Keep in mind that a few of these times might alter due to functional requirements.
Monday, Oct. 3
7: 30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT)— Prelaunch news teleconference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida (no earlier than one hour after conclusion of the launch preparedness evaluation). The press conference will consist of the following individuals:
- Steve Stich, supervisor, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center
- Joel Montalbano, supervisor, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center
- Emily Nelson, primary flight director, Johnson Space Center
- Kirt Costello, primary researcher, NASA’s International Space Station Program
- Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
- Junichi Sakai, supervisor, International Space Station, JAXA
- Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos
- Brian Cizek, launch weather condition officer, U.S. Space Force 45 th Weather Squadron
Wednesday, Oct. 5
8: 30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT)— NASA television launch protection starts.
12 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT)— Launch of Crew-5.
1: 30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT)— Post-launch press conference on NASA television with the following individuals:
- Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Steve Stich, supervisor, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center
- Joel Montalbano, supervisor, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center
- Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
- Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director basic, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate
- Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos
Thursday, Oct. 6
4: 57 p.m. EDT (2057 GMT) — Docking to the International Space Station
6: 42 p.m. EDT (2242 GMT)— Hatch opening
8: 15 p.m. EDT (0015 GMT Friday, Oct. 7)— Welcome event
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