The crew of SpaceX Dragon Endeavor pose for a photo as they approach the International Space Station on April 24, 2021. Photo credit: NASA
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will attend a countdown rehearsal at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 28, 2021 in preparation for the upcoming Crew-3 launch. During the exercise, the astronauts were on launch pad 39A with the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon in tow. Image Credit: SpaceX
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NASA astronaut Raja Chari, mission commander, Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Kayla Barron, mission specialist and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, also mission specialist, will use the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Launch Complex’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A crew of 3 astronauts is scheduled for a long-term scientific mission aboard the orbiting laboratory, living and working as part of an estimated seven crew.
At launch on November 3, Crew-3 will arrive at the space station that same day at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3, for a brief handover with the astronauts involved in the SpaceX Crew-2 mission of the flying agency. to the station. .
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at sunset in preparation for the Crew 3 mission at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 NASA will resume in Florida. Photo credit: NASA / Joel Kowsky
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NASA Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur,
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will remain in the Kennedy Crew Quarters until their launch. They will spend the next few days with their families and receive technical and weather-related briefings.
Crew Dragon Endurance is scheduled to dock at the space station on Wednesday, November 3 at 23:00. Launch and docking coverage will be broadcast live on NASA television, NASA application, and agency website.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will attend a countdown rehearsal at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 28, 2021 in preparation for the upcoming Crew-3 launch. From left is Matthias Maurer with the European Space Agency and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, Commander Crew-3, and Kayla Barron. Image Credit: SpaceX
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Flight Crew 3 will carry NASA astronaut Raja Chari, mission commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, Mission Specialist; and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, who will serve as mission specialist for the six-month scientific mission to the space station and will remain on board until the end of April 2022.
Crew Mission 2 with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet will now target their release from the space station as early as Sunday, November 7 to return to Earth.
The scope of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission is as follows (all east):
Tuesday 2 November
- 20:45 – NASA television launch coverage begins. NASA will have ongoing coverage, including launch, docking, hatch opening, and welcoming ceremony.
Wednesday 3 November
- 01:10 – start
- NASA television coverage continues through docking, arrivals, and welcoming ceremonies. Instead of a post-launch press conference, NASA leadership will provide commentary during the broadcast.
- 11 pm – doc
Thursday November 4
- 12:35 – hatch opening
- 01:10 – Welcoming ceremony
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