The @SpaceX Crew Dragon has officially been in space for more than ๐ฏ days!
The Crew-1 mission launched on Nov. 15, 2020 & arrived at the @Space_Station on Nov. 16, carrying Shannon Walker, @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_illini & @Astro_Soichi. They will return in late April/early May.
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- Launch Update ๐ @NASA and @SpaceX now are targeting Friday, April 23 at 5:49 a.m. ET for the launch of the Crew-2 mission to the @Space_Station due to unfavorable weather conditions along the flight path on Thursday. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3tC8IXO
- Launch Alert ๐ @NASA and @SpaceX are targeting no earlier than April 20 for the launch of the second crew rotation mission with astronauts to the @Space_Station. The Crew-2 mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at @NASAKennedy. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/2NRezZz
00:00- Commercial crew astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are getting familiar with operating inside @SpaceX's Crew Dragon, fully suited!
00:00 - .@Astro_Doug & @AstroBehnken will spend one more night in space prior to returning to their homeland, Earth. While asleep, a six-minute departure phasing burn at 1:48 a.m. ET, Aug. 2 will set the spacecraft on the orbital path to a planned splashdown off the coast of Pensacola.
- Just over a month ago, @AstroBehnken & @Astro_Doug launched to the @Space_Station aboard @SpaceX's Crew Dragon. This mission returned astronaut launches into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011. Learn more about the Commercial Crew Program go.nasa.gov/3ecv0r5
00:00 - Human spaceflight is returning to America! ๐บ๐ธ๐ On May 27, @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug will launch on @SpaceX's #CrewDragon spacecraft from @NASAKennedy for the Demo-2 mission. #LaunchAmerica ๐ป: go.nasa.gov/3evX7T6
- .@NASA and @SpaceX continue planning toward a Saturday, May 30, launch attempt of the Crew Dragon mission. Although the weather models for Saturday show an improvement in conditions, teams continue to monitor launch and down range weather: go.nasa.gov/3cfTiPt
- The @SpaceX Crew Dragon is attached to the @Space_Station! It's a first for a commercially built & operated spacecraft designed for crew! #LaunchAmerica
- Crew-1, welcome to your home for the next six months โ the International @Space_Station! ๐ Celebrate with us by tuning in LIVE on @NASA TV for the welcome ceremony at 1:40 a.m. ET: nasa.gov/nasalive
- The @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and #CrewDragon spacecraft that will be used for the In-Flight Abort test have arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Fla. for preparation ahead of the test!
- .@NASA will provide live coverage of Crew-9โs return to Earth from the @Space_Station, beginning with @SpaceX Dragon hatch closure preparations at 10:45pm ET Monday, March 17. Splashdown is slated for approximately 5:57pm Tuesday, March 18: nasa.gov/news-release/nโฆ
- Tomorrow, @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug will fly from their home base at @NASA_Johnson to @NASAKennedy aboard an agency Gulfstream aircraft. โ๏ธ๐ Tune in to NASA TV at 4 p.m. ET on May 20 for the crew arrival news conference: go.nasa.gov/36gjkk8
















