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Crew-8 was the eighth SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program and the 13th overall crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. [8] The mission launched at 3:53:38 UTC on 4 March 2024 (3 March, 10:53:38 pm EST, local time at the launch site). [9] SpaceX sent the 50th astronaut on this Crew Dragon launch. [10]
SpaceX and NASA on Sunday successfully launched their joint Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Their launch in March also faced multiple weather delays before liftoff. The four-person crew was originally expected to return home over the summer , but their mission was extended to assist ...
In this screenshot from video, NASA astronauts (from left) Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps speak during a November 8 news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew-8 mission.
The mission spent extra time in space because of a month-long delay in launching SpaceX Crew-9. [39] They then spent a few extra weeks removing seating and other equipment in Endeavour that was needed for Boeing Crew Flight Test mission astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. [40] Weather in the landing zones then caused further delays ...
Crew-9 was modified to launch with only two crew and two empty seats. Its launch was delayed for weeks until Starliner was able to undock from ISS and clear the docking port. When Crew-9 arrived at ISS, the crew of CFT became members of the Crew-9 crew and will return on Crew-9 at the end of its mission. [173]
The Crew-8 mission — Nasa’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin — had launched to the International Space Station in March, spending a ...
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore. SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 15th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. . Originally scheduled to launch a crew of four to the International Space Station (ISS) in mid-August 2024, the mission was delayed by more than a month due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner Calypso spacecraft ...