NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 crew in training at SpaceX before their objective to the International Space Station. Andreas Mogensen is photographed here. Credit: SpaceX
NASA and SpaceX rescheduled the Crew-7 mission launch for August 21 to enable additional launch site preparation. The objective will bring a team of four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Endurance, to the International Space Station.
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 5:23 a.m. EDT (2:23 a.m. PDT) Monday, August 21, for the launch of the firms Crew-7 objective to the International Space Station (ISS). The adjusted date enables additional time for launch website processing at Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If required, a backup chance is offered at 3:49 a.m. on Friday, August 25.
Coordination With ISS Activities
This date modification is collaborated with continuous activities aboard the International Space Station. These include operations with other team and freight spacecraft. A Cygnus freight spacecraft from Northrop Grumman just recently arrived, and a Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft is due at the station in the coming weeks.
NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 team in training at SpaceX before their objective to the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 5:23 a.m. EDT (2:23 a.m. PDT) Monday, August 21, for the launch of the agencys Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The 4 crew members of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 mission pose for an image inside SpaceX Hangar X at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They will travel aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Endurance, which has formerly served NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions to the space station.
The four team members of NASAs SpaceX Crew-7 objective position for an image inside SpaceX Hangar X at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From delegated right are: Konstantin Borisov, Andreas Mogensen, Jasmin Moghbeli, and Satoshi Furukawa. Credit: SpaceX
Crew and Spacecraft Details
The crew members for this mission include NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov. They will travel aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Endurance, which has actually formerly served NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions to the spaceport station. This objective will mark the inaugural launch of the Falcon 9 booster SpaceX has chosen to support this mission.
Pre-Launch Preparations
All the essential hardware for the objective has already reached Florida for processing. The Dragon spacecraft was stacked with its trunk on July 25, ahead of transportation to SpaceXs hangar at Launch Complex 39A.
