NASA, SpaceX Targeting Crew-7 Mission Launch from Kennedy Space Center for Friday, August 25
By Space Coast Daily // August 22, 2023
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 3:49 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. The adjusted date allows additional time for launch site processing at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The target date is in coordination with activities aboard the International Space Station, including operations with other crew and cargo spacecraft.
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft from Northrop Grumman and Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft are due at the station in the coming weeks.
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will fly aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, which previously flew NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions to the space station.
This will be the first launch of the Falcon 9 booster SpaceX selected to support this mission.
All hardware for the mission has arrived in Florida for processing. On July 25, the Dragon spacecraft was stacked to its trunk ahead of its upcoming transport to SpaceX’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A. Once preflight checkouts of the spacecraft are complete, Dragon will be mated to the rocket ahead of the integrated system’s rollout to the launch pad.
Follow NASA’s commercial crew blog for the latest information on Crew-7 flight readiness.
