Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters.
Steve Stich, supervisor, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy.
Joel Montalbano, supervisor, International Space Station, Johnson.
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX.
Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director basic, JAXAs Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate.
Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos.
Very first phase of a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket on the autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS). Credit: SpaceX
U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron weather authorities continue to forecast a greater than 90% opportunity of favorable climate condition at the launch pad for liftoff of the Crew-5 objective based upon Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch weather condition requirements. The primary weather condition concerns for the launch location are the cumulus cloud and flight through precipitation guidelines. Teams likewise will keep an eye on climate condition both for the launch location and downrange for the flight of Dragon, which still stay a watch item due to high winds from the residues of Hurricane Ian along the mid-Atlantic coast.
Crew-5 docking, prelaunch, and launch will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the firms site. Follow along at: www.nasa.gov/live
The Crew-5 flight will bring 4 crew members to the space station for a science expedition mission: NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina. The astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft and will release on a brand-new Falcon 9 booster.
NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission coverage is as follows (perpetuity Eastern):.
Wednesday, October 5.
8:30 a.m.– NASA TV launch protection starts. NASA Television will have continuous mission coverage to docking and coverage of the hatch open and the welcome ceremony.
1:30 p.m. (approximately)– Postlaunch News Conference on NASA TELEVISION.
SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon Endurance spacecraft atop, is vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 1, 2022, ahead of NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 launch. Liftoff is targeted for twelve noon EDT on Wednesday, October 5. Credit: SpaceX
NASA will supply live protection of the upcoming launch activities for the SpaceX Crew-5 objective to the International Space Station (ISS).
Liftoff of Crew-5 is still targeted for midday EDT on Wednesday, October 5, from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A little over a day later on, at 4:57 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, the Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, is arranged to dock to the area station.
Throughout the day on Tuesday, mission teams examined the status of the Falcon 9 recovery ship, called Just Read the Instructions, which is prepared to support booster healing. A thrust vector control actuator on one of 9 Merlin first-stage engines was effectively changed by SpaceX professionals. SpaceX groups likewise fixed a small leak in the portable fire extinguisher system inside Dragon. Both issues were discovered in the process of last prelaunch confirmation checkouts, and the fixes make sure the best systems remain in place to support a crew launch.
SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon Endurance spacecraft atop, is vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 1, 2022, ahead of NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 launch. Credit: SpaceX
A thrust vector control actuator on one of nine Merlin first-stage engines was effectively replaced by SpaceX service technicians. SpaceX groups also fixed a small leak in the portable fire extinguisher system inside Dragon. U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron weather authorities continue to forecast a greater than 90% possibility of favorable weather condition conditions at the launch pad for liftoff of the Crew-5 objective based on Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch weather condition criteria.
Thursday, October 6.
4:57 p.m.– Docking to the International Space Station.
6:42 p.m.– Hatch Opening.
8:15 p.m.– Welcome Ceremony.