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The overlap after Crew-9 arrived was slightly longer than usual to allow time to reconfigure Crew-8 and Crew-9 as the Starliner astronauts moved to Crew-9. The return of Crew-8 was delayed for several additional weeks due to poor weather conditions in the splashdown zones surrounding Florida caused by Hurricane Milton and several other storms. [20]
The four-person crew was originally expected to return home over the summer, but their mission was extended to assist Boeing’s troubled crewed test flight. Then, the crew faced weeks of waiting ...
The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission returned to Earth Friday morning, following months of delays.
The Crew-8 astronauts’ return came after an extended stay following problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule and Hurricane Milton. They should have been back two months ago. They should have ...
Crew Dragon Endeavour (serial number C206) is the first operational Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX. The spacecraft is named after Space Shuttle Endeavour . It first launched on 30 May 2020 to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission.
SpaceX Crew-8 "Endeavour" Exp. 70/71 crew Harmony forward 5 Mar 2024 2 May 2024 (redock) CRS SpX-30: Cargo Harmony zenith 23 Mar 2024 28 Apr 2024 Soyuz MS-25 "Kazbek" Exp. 70/71 crew, Visiting Expedition 21: Prichal nadir 25 Mar 2024 23 Sep 2024 Vehicles docked during Expedition 71 SpaceX Crew-8 "Endeavour" Exp. 70/71 crew Harmony zenith
That schedule adjustment in turn delayed Crew-8’s return because Crew-9 had to arrive at the orbiting laboratory for a handoff of duties before Crew-8 could disembark. Weather delays also pushed ...
With Crew 8 back on Earth, the Crew 9 crew will board their own Crew Dragon capsule early Sunday, Nov. 3, undock from the Harmony module's forward port and then redock at its space-facing port.