Leaders from NASA, SpaceX, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) provided an introduction of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 objective to the International Space Station on July 25, 2023. The mission will bring NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos to the International Space Station. Mogensen was selected as an ESA astronaut in 2009 and ended up being the first Danish resident in space after launching aboard a Soyuz for a 10-day objective to the space station in 2015. Mogensen has because served as a crew member for NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) missions 17 and 19. From left are, Mission Specialist Konstantin Borisov, Pilot Andreas Mogensen, Commander Jasmin Moghbeli,, and Mission Specialist Satoshi Furukawa.
This is SpaceX Crew-7 with all four crewmembers being in the Crew Dragon Endurance that will fly them to the International Space Station. From left to ideal it is Konstantin Borisov from Roscosmos, Andreas Mogensen from ESA, Jasmin Moghbeli from NASA and Satoshi Furukawa from JAXA. Credit: SpaceX
NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 mission is set to launch a diverse group of astronauts to the International Space Station to carry out research and upkeep activities. They will keep track of different spacecraft arrivals, perform vital research, and after mission completion, return to Earth, where theyll be recovered by a SpaceX vessel off Floridas coast.
A new cadre of 4 team members is preparing to release to the International Space Station as part of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 mission.
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida to perform research innovation demonstrations, and maintenance activities aboard the microgravity lab.
The flight is the seventh team rotation objective with SpaceX to station, and the 8th human spaceflight as part of NASAs Commercial Crew Program. The global crew will fly aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, called Endurance, which formerly flew NASAs Crew-3 and Crew-5 objectives.
As teams progress through Dragon milestones for Crew-7, they likewise are preparing a first-flight Falcon 9 booster for the objective. Once all rocket and spacecraft system checkouts are total and all parts are accredited for flight, teams will mate Dragon to the Falcon 9 rocket in SpaceXs garage at the launch site. The integrated spacecraft and rocket will then be rolled to the pad and raised to vertical for a dry dress practice session with the team and an incorporated fixed fire test prior to launch.
Leaders from NASA, SpaceX, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) provided an introduction of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station on July 25, 2023. The mission will bring NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos to the International Space Station.
The Crew
This will be Moghbelis very first trip into area after being chosen as a NASA astronaut in 2017. The New York native earned a bachelors degree in aerospace engineering with information innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a master of science in aerospace engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Moghbeli, a helicopter and Marine Corps test pilot, has more than 150 fight objectives and 2,000 hours of flight time in over 25 various aircraft. She is also a graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland. As mission leader, she will be accountable for all phases of flight, from launch to re-entry. She will work as an Expedition 69/70 flight engineer aboard the station. Follow @astrojaws on Twitter.
Mogensen was picked as an ESA astronaut in 2009 and became the first Danish resident in area after releasing aboard a Soyuz for a 10-day mission to the space station in 2015. As the pilot on Crew-7, he will be accountable for spacecraft systems and performance. Aboard the station, he will function as an Expedition 69/70 flight engineer.
Mogensen has actually since served as a crew member for NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) objectives 17 and 19. Mogensen was the European astronaut intermediary officer to NASAs Johnson Space Center from 2016-2022, working as a CAPCOM for astronauts aboard the station and as ground support for spacewalks, passing on jobs and instructions from objective control to the spacewalkers.
The 4 crew members who make up the SpaceX Crew-7 objective pose for a picture in their spacesuits during a training session at the companys headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Mission Specialist Konstantin Borisov, Pilot Andreas Mogensen, Commander Jasmin Moghbeli,, and Mission Specialist Satoshi Furukawa. Credit: SpaceX
Furukawa will be making his 2nd trip to space, having invested 165 days aboard the space station as part of Expeditions 28 and 29 in 2011. Furukawa served as a crewmember on the 13th NEEMO mission, and later on, was selected head of JAXAs Space Biomedical Research Group. Aboard the station, he will end up being a flight engineer for Expedition 69/70.
Borisov will be making his very first journey to space, and will also serve as an objective professional, working to monitor the spacecraft throughout the dynamic launch and entry stages of flight. He got in the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps as a test cosmonaut candidate in 2018 and will work as a flight engineer for Expedition 69/70.
NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 crew in training at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, before their mission to the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX
Mission Overview
Raising off from Launch Pad 39A on a Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon will accelerate to approximately 17,500 mph, in order to obstruct with the spaceport station.
As soon as in orbit, the team and SpaceX mission control in Hawthorne, California, will keep track of a series of automated maneuvers that will direct Endurance to the space-facing port of the stations Harmony module. After a number of maneuvers to gradually raise its orbit, Dragon will remain in position to rendezvous and dock with its brand-new home in orbit. The spacecraft is created to dock autonomously, however the crew can take control and pilot by hand, if essential.
After docking, Crew-7 will be welcomed inside the station by the seven-member team of Expedition 69, and perform numerous days of handover activities with the leaving astronauts of NASAs SpaceX Crew-6 objective. After the handover duration, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, together with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Crew-6 will undock from the area station and crash off the coast of Florida.
Crew-7 will perform brand-new clinical research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and advantage humankind on Earth. Experiments will include the collection of microbial samples from the exterior of the space station, the first research study of human reaction to different spaceflight periods, and an investigation of the physiological aspects of astronauts sleep. These are just a few of the more than 200 science experiments and innovation presentations that will happen during their mission.
While aboard the orbiting lab, Crew-7 will see the arrival of both the SpaceX Dragon and the Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft. Crew-7 likewise is expected to invite the companys Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts, the Axiom Mission-3 team, and the very first cargo flight of Sierra Spaces Dream Chaser throughout their expedition. The Soyuz spacecraft with three brand-new team members likewise is planned for launch during their stay, and the Soyuz bring NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin will depart after 371 days on the station.
After finishing a short handover with Crew-8 at the completion of the objective, Dragon with the four team members aboard will autonomously undock, depart the spaceport station and re-enter Earths environment. After splashdown simply off Floridas coast, a SpaceX recovery vessel will get the team and the spacecraft, who then will be helicoptered back to coast.
Business team objectives enable NASA to take full advantage of use of the spaceport station, where astronauts have actually lived and worked continually for more than 22 years evaluating innovations, carrying out research study, and establishing the skills required to run future commercial destinations in low Earth orbit, and check out further from Earth. Research carried out on the area station supplies benefits for individuals on Earth and paves the method for future long-duration trips to the Moon and beyond through NASAs Artemis missions.
