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NASA, SpaceX Crew-5 Prepare for Upcoming Mission to the International Space Station Oct. 3

By  //  September 25, 2022

NASA and SpaceX continue to target launch for 12:46 p.m. EDT

The Crew-5 mission will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, who will serve as mission commander and pilot, respectively, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as mission specialists. (NASA image)

(NASA) – NASA and SpaceX continue to target 12:46 p.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 3, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mission will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, who will serve as mission commander and pilot, respectively, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as mission specialists.

These crewmates will travel to the space station for a six-month science and technology research mission. Plans also continue to return NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts following a short handover on the space station with Crew-5.

Monday, Sept. 26

3:30 p.m. (approximately) – Crew arrival media event at Kennedy on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website with the following participants:

■ The event is limited to in-person media only. Follow the commercial crew and Kennedy Space Center for the latest arrival updates.

4:30 p.m. (approximately) – Flight Readiness Review media teleconference at Kennedy with the following participants:

■ Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

■ Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy

■ Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

■ Emily Nelson, chief flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, NASA Johnson

■ William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX

■ Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station Program, JAXA

■ Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos

NASA will host two media briefings Monday, Sept. 26, in preparation for the fifth crew rotation mission with SpaceX as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

Listen to the audio of the teleconference streaming at NASA.gov/live.

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