The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft that will launch the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station has completed a key prelaunch milestone: the integrated static fire.
Standing on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rocket's nine Merlin first-stage engines were fired for 7 seconds for this critical but routine test.
The Crew-1 flight will carry Crew Dragon Commander Michael Hopkins, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Shannon Walker, all NASA astronauts, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi to the space station to join the Expedition 64 crew for a six-month science mission. Liftoff is targeted for Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:49 p.m. EST.
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NASA certifies SpaceX to carry humans, OKs space station mission
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 10, 2020
NASA certified SpaceX's spaceflight system Tuesday to carry astronauts to the International Space Station regularly, clearing the way for a four-person mission there planned for Saturday.
Elon Musk's company plans to launch its Crew Dragon capsule, which its four passengers have called Resilience, aloft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This will mark the first time in the history of spaceflight that four people traveled into space in one capsule. The space shu ... read more
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