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    Station Readies for Upcoming SpaceX Crew Swap, Keeps Up Space Research

    The SpaceX Falcon rocket that will launch the Crew-10 mission aboard the Dragon crew spacecraft to the International Space Station stands at its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida today. Crew-10 is counting down to its liftoff targeted for 7:48 p.m. EDT on Wednesday with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. For an on-time launch, the Crew-10 foursome would dock to the International Space Station at 6 a.m. on Thursday and begin their long-duration mission as Expedition 72 flight engineers.

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    NASA, SpaceX Complete Dry Dress Rehearsal

    Crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission are in the final stages of launch preparations after completing a dry dress rehearsal on March 9 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut […]

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    NASA, SpaceX Set New Date for Two Science Missions

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on a launch pad at dawn. Lights illuminate the rocket from below and the sky is just beginning to lighten on the horizon.

    NASA and SpaceX set a new launch date of no earlier than Monday, March 10 for the launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions on a Falcon 9 rocket. With the change to Daylight Saving Time, the launch is now targeted for 11:10 p.m. EDT (8:10 p.m. PDT) from Space Launch Complex 4 East …

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    NASA, SpaceX Stand Down on Launch for SPHEREx, PUNCH

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands erect on the launch pad along side a retractable gantry. The horizon is golden in the light of dawn with a deeper blue sky above.

    NASA and SpaceX are standing down for tonight’s launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions. The additional time will allow teams to continue rocket checkouts ahead of liftoff. A new launch date will be announced once confirmed on the range. Visit the NASA website for more information about SPHEREx and PUNCH.

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Discuss Upcoming Mission

    The four crew members set to fly aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission next week will speak to the media at 7:30 p.m. EST today about their upcoming launch from crew quarters from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  Watch the crew members discuss their mission. Learn […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Proceeds Toward Launch, Hosts News Conference 

    NASA, SpaceX, and international partner teams polled “go” to continue launch preparations following the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review today at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 remains targeted to launch at 7:48 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 12, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A at […]

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    New: Update to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Media Briefings for Today

    NASA now will host a media teleconference about 6:30 p.m. EST today on the flight readiness review for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The briefing also will cover the Crew-9 mission return from the microgravity laboratory. The Flight Readiness Review briefing participants include: NASA will provide audio-only coverage of the […]

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