May 3, 2024

NASA and SpaceX Reschedule Crew-7 Launch

NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 crew in training at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, before their objective to the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX.
Additional Updates and Replays
Objective groups also provided several other updates on upcoming area station objectives.
A replay of the mission summary press conference is available on NASAs main YouTube channel.
Team Interactions and Future Missions
Following the rundown, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Crew-7, along with NASA astronaut Loral OHara spoke with the media about training for their upcoming objectives to the spaceport station. OHara will introduce in September from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
A replay of the crew news conference is ingrained below.
Crew members from NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 objective, and astronaut Loral OHara, who will fly to space for the very first time, will discuss their upcoming objectives to the International Space Station. Crew-7 will carry NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli as well as JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the space station no earlier than August 17, 2023.
The Crew-7 Mission
Crew-7 is the seventh rotational mission to the International Space Station for NASAs Commercial Crew Program. Introducing atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedys Launch Complex 39A, SpaceXs Crew Dragon capsule will bring Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov to the orbiting lab.

The four team members who comprise the SpaceX Crew-7 mission posture for an image in their spacesuits during a training session at the businesss head office in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Mission Specialist Konstantin Borisov, Pilot Andreas Mogensen, Commander Jasmin Moghbeli, and Mission Specialist Satoshi Furukawa. Credit: SpaceX
NASA has actually rescheduled the SpaceX Crew-7 objective to the International Space Station for August 17, following a briefing participated in by numerous worldwide area companies. The crew members and NASA astronaut Loral OHara talked to the media about their training. The Crew-7 objective will mark the seventh under NASAs Commercial Crew Program.
NASA, in collaboration with its business and global partners, has actually now rescheduled the launch of the SpaceX Crew-7 objective to the International Space Station for 6:56 a.m. EDT on Thursday, August 17. The new date, changed by two days, accommodates the required reconfiguration of the launch pad. This follows a fully business SpaceX mission on its Falcon Heavy rocket using Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Crew-7 Mission Briefing
The statement came during a briefing held on July 25 by NASA representatives in addition to officials from ESA (European Space Agency), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and SpaceX Each company– NASA, ESA, and JAXA– along with Roscosmos has a team member among the 4 who make up the Crew-7 objective. Talking about a series of subjects connected to readiness for the mission, the officials highlighted the training the crew of 4 has moved through together with details of the six-month objective and the research study that will be performed in orbit across several scientific disciplines.

Crew members from NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 objective, and astronaut Loral OHara, who will fly to space for the very first time, will discuss their upcoming missions to the International Space Station.

From left are, Mission Specialist Konstantin Borisov, Pilot Andreas Mogensen, Commander Jasmin Moghbeli, and Mission Specialist Satoshi Furukawa. NASA has rescheduled the SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station for August 17, following a rundown attended by various worldwide area companies. NASA, in collaboration with its global and business partners, has now rescheduled the launch of the SpaceX Crew-7 objective to the International Space Station for 6:56 a.m. EDT on Thursday, August 17. Talking about a range of topics related to readiness for the objective, the officials highlighted the training the team of 4 has moved through along with details of the six-month objective and the research study that will be performed in orbit across a number of clinical disciplines.