This is SpaceX’s 9th crewed flight, and the 4th time the Crew Dragon Endeavour has been used.
Today, NASA and SpaceX are conducting a collaborative mission named “Crew-6.” This is the 7th crewed mission that SpaceX has worked on for NASA under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
The Crew Dragon Endeavour and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket are ready for the ISS mission at Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center. (Photo: SpaceX).
In this mission, 4 NASA engineers will depart from Earth using SpaceX’s launch system and rocket. According to information from NASA, the mission is set to begin today at 1:45 PM (Vietnam time), at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
The astronauts on this flight include Stephen Bowen, Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Sultan Alneyadi, and Andrey Fedyaev. Bowen and Hoburg will serve as commander and pilot of the Crew Dragon Endeavour, respectively. They are joined by astronaut Alneyadi from the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Fedyaev from Roscosmos.
It is expected that these 4 astronauts will dock with the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS) on February 28. After that, they will live and work there for approximately 6 months to conduct important space research.
The 4 astronauts participating in the flight. (Photo: SpaceX).
According to Space, 3 days before the mission was launched, SpaceX’s rocket successfully conducted a test flight during a rehearsal, utilizing an astronaut dummy on board. NASA and SpaceX officials are optimistic that everything will go smoothly.
This is SpaceX’s 9th crewed flight, and the 4th use of the Crew Dragon Endeavour. It is a product manufactured and operated by SpaceX, utilized in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Prior to this launch, the Crew Dragon Endeavour had successfully completed 3 missions delivering crews to the International Space Station (ISS). The first launch of the spacecraft was on May 30, 2020.
