By NASA
March 20, 2022
NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts participate in a training session at SpaceX head office in Hawthorne, CA. From left to right: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 objective expert Jessica Watkins; NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 pilot Robert “Bob” Hines; NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 leader Kjell Lindgren; and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Crew-4 mission expert Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy. NASA and SpaceX also will change the target launch date for the companys SpaceX Crew-4 objective to the International Space Station to permit suitable spacing for operations and post-flight data reviews between human spaceflight missions and to allow for multiple successive launch efforts based on the orbital mechanics for arrival to the area station.
NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts take part in a training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, CA. From delegated right: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 mission expert Jessica Watkins; NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 pilot Robert “Bob” Hines; NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 commander Kjell Lindgren; and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Crew-4 mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy. Credit: SpaceX
Axiom Space and SpaceX are adjusting the launch date for the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) to the International Space Station to enable groups to finish last spacecraft processing ahead of the objective. The Ax-1 team will fly on Dragon Endeavour to and from the area station. After 10 days in orbit, the Ax-1 crew will splash down off the coast of Florida.
The main crew portrait of the SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts representing NASAs Commercial Crew Program. From left are, Pilot Robert Hines, Mission Specialists Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins, and Commander Kjell Lindgren. Hines, Watkins, and Lindgren are NASA cristoforetti and astronauts is an ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut. Credit: NASA
NASA and SpaceX likewise will change the target launch date for the agencys SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station to allow proper spacing for operations and post-flight information evaluations in between human spaceflight objectives and to allow for numerous consecutive launch efforts based on the orbital mechanics for arrival to the area station. Crew-4 will bring a global team of 4 astronauts to the orbital complex on a new Dragon spacecraft and flight proven Falcon 9 rocket for a science expedition objective.
