At 4:48 p.m. EST (9:48 p.m. UTC), the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts give you a LIVE tour of their spacecraft Resilience. Click the Facebook Live link above to watch! Or, as always, watch on NASA TV. That link is below.
At 7:27 p.m. ET., NASA and SpaceX launched their second manned Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida. The crew of four are now enroute to the International Space Station. This was the second launch from U.S. soil in almost a decade. SpaceX head Elon Musk wasn't able to attend due to an inconclusive COVID test.
Today's launch is on for 7:27 p.m. ET. The launch will take a crew of four to the International Space Station. This will be the second launch from U.S. soil in almost a decade. SpaceX is again sending a manned Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida. SpaceX head Elon Musk cannot attend due to an inconclusive COVID test.
Today's launch has been scrubbed. The launch would have had to take place at exactly 4:33:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in order to reach the International Space Station. The next attempt will be on Saturday at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT). If that doesn't work out, SpaceX could try again on Sunday (May 31) at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).
This launch is for the first manned mission to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida.
Today at 4:33:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time is the proposed launch for the first manned mission to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Kennedy in Florida.
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Article: Event Schedule for SpaceX Manned Launch - NASA.gov
Today, May 20, at 4 p.m. EDT – SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center for a media question and answer session. Click on the link above to watch the webcast.
Here is the full schedule of events leading up to next Wednesday's Crew Dragon launch:
Wednesday, May 20
4 p.m. - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy (limited in-person media only):
Friday, May 22
3:15 p.m. - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy
Monday, May 25
Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy
Tuesday, May. 26
10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)
12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff
6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy
Thursday, May. 28
11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)
Article: Event Schedule for SpaceX Manned Launch - NASA.com
NASA has been hosting in-person get-togethers for a decade now. During these times, however, they are doing them online, and it's easy to participate.
Just go to their Facebook page: Launch America NASA Social Answer a few questions, and get approved. You will then be able to participate. This is a great opportunity to be part of the historic launch next Wednesday, May 27, when two astronauts launch on a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station.
Here is the schedule of events:
Wednesday, May 20
4 p.m. - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy (limited in-person media only):
Friday, May 22
3:15 p.m. - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy
Monday, May 25
Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy
Tuesday, May. 26
10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)
12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff
6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy
Thursday, May. 28
11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)
The privately-funded Orbital Sciences rocket that was to carry supplies to the International Space Station exploded during initial ascent tonight. 5,000 pounds of cargo were destroyed in the accident. It happened at 6:22 p.m. EDT. The launch was from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A in Virginia.
There is a Press Conference running currently on NASA TV concerning the accident.
SpaceX, the private space company founded by Tesla head Elon Musk, will launch its fourth of twelve contracted resupply missions for NASA. The second attempt at a launch takes place at 1:52 a.m. ET Sunday from Cape Canaveral. The webcast/telecast starts at 12:45 a.m. ET. The launch can be seen in person from areas near the Cape, and will be visible to areas of the U.S. East Coast.
The launch will be atop a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX has a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to send 12 Dragons to ISS. Two tons of cargo will be on their way to the space station.
NASA has named Boeing and SpaceX as providers of capsules to take astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The goal is to end the reliance on Russia to provide our astronauts travel to ISS by 2017.
The Boeing capsule is called the CST-100. The SpaceX capsule is the Crew Dragon. SpaceX is already flying a cargo version of the Dragon to ferry supplies to ISS. The capsule is designed to be easily configured for cargo or passenger travel.
With capsules set for the ISS, NASA will be able to focus on its Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) to take astronauts beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and into deep space.
