From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata will travel to the International Space Station on NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 objective. Credit: NASA
In the coming days, more updates on the planning schedule, consisting of team arrival from the companys Johnson Space Center to Kennedy, will be offered, depending on weather and center status. As constantly, the security of the team, ground groups, and hardware stay of the utmost importance to NASA and SpaceX
Presently, the Dragon Endurance spacecraft is mated to the Falcon 9 rocket and safely secured inside SpaceXs hangar at Launch Complex 39A. After the storm advances, groups from NASA and SpaceX will evaluate the possible impacts to the center and figure out whether it is required to change the mission timeline even more.
The Dragon Endurance spacecraft for NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission reaches the garage at Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A in Florida on September 23, 2022. The pill came to the launch complex after making the short journey from its close-by processing center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: SpaceX.
Undocking of the firms Crew-4 mission from the spaceport station will move day-for-day together with the Crew-5 launch date. This will permit a planned five-day direct handover in between teams.
The Crew-5 flight will bring NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, who will act as mission leader and pilot, respectively, in addition to JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will work as objective professionals.
The Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft for NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission comes to the hangar at Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A in Florida on September 23, 2022. The pill came to the launch complex after making the brief journey from its neighboring processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: SpaceX
NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station was set up to release on October 3 before being postponed until October 4 due to Hurricane Ian. Now it is postponed one more day, until October 5, again due to Hurricane Ian.
NASA and SpaceX are presently targeting no earlier than midday EDT Wednesday, October 5, for the launch of the agencys Crew-5 objective to the International Space Station (ISS) with a U.S. Eastern Range backup date on October 7. Objective management teams also are examining possible variety opportunities on October 6 pending evaluation of the phasing timeline, October 8, and October 9.
Objective groups continue to keep an eye on the effects of Hurricane Ian on the Space Coast and NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Depending on the conditions, it may be necessary to change the launch date once again. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, Kennedy Space Center stated “HURCON I” status with the ride-out group sheltered in place at their designated places until the storm passes.
The Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft for NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission arrives at the hangar at Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A in Florida on September 23, 2022. The pill showed up at the launch complex after making the short journey from its neighboring processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Objective teams continue to keep an eye on the impacts of Hurricane Ian on the Space Coast and NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon Endurance spacecraft for NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission shows up at the hangar at Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A in Florida on September 23, 2022.