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    SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Hatch Closed

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch from Kennedy Space Center

    With communication checks complete, the hatch is now closed on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, which previously supported Crew-3 and Crew-5. Liftoff for Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov is just over two hours away (3:27 a.m. EDT).

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    Boarding Process for Dragon Endurance is Underway

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch from Kennedy Space Center

    The Crew-7 crew members now are boarding SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. As they board, their seats are configured in the upright position; later, prior to closure of the spacecraft’s side hatch, the seats will rotate into a reclined position for flight. All four crewmates signed the inside of the White Room, an area at the end …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Crew Arrive at Launch Site

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch from Kennedy Space Center

    Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, commander; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, pilot; and mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov have arrived at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, where SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, is ready for them to climb in for launch. Liftoff is …

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    Crew-7 Members are on Their Way to Launch Pad 39A

    The Crew-7 astronauts walk out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug 26, 2023.

    Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, commander; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, pilot; and mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov are on their way to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A after departing the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building across the spaceport. They …

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    Crew-7 Ready for their Ride to Launch Pad 39A

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch from Kennedy Space Center

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 flight crew just walked out of the double doors below the Neil A. Armstrong Building’s Astronaut Crew Quarters and made their way to the customized Tesla Model X cars that will take them to their spacecraft. Next stop: Kennedy’s historic Launch Pad 39A.

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    Crew-7 Will Help Conduct Science and Research on Space Station

    A member of the International Space Station External Microorganisms payload development team demonstrates removing a swab from the sampling caddy that is used by an astronaut during a spacewalk. A crew member uses the swabbing tool to collect samples from the exterior surface of the space station at various locations as part of a study to examine whether a spacecraft releases microorganisms and, if so, how many and how far they may travel. Results could inform preparations for future human exploration missions to the Moon and Mars.

    Crew-7 will conduct new scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth. Experiments will include the collection of microbial samples from the exterior of the space station, the first study of human response to different spaceflight durations, and an investigation of the physiological aspects of astronauts’ sleep. These are just a few of …

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    Meet the Crew-7 Crew

    The four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission pose for a photo inside SpaceX Hangar X at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    This will be NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli’s first trip into space after being selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017. The New York native earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering with information technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the Naval Postgraduate …

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    Crew-7 Crewmates Suiting Up for Mission

    The SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts are in the suit-up room inside the crew quarters at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 26, 2023.

    Crew-7 mission crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, commander; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, pilot; and mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov are in the suit room in the Astronaut Crew Quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. A team …

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    A Look at Key Milestones for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Mission

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launch from Kennedy Space Center

    Below are some key milestones for the Crew-7 mission. Launch is targeted for 3:27 a.m. EDT. 11:07 p.m. Crew weather brief 11:22 p.m. Crew handoff to SpaceX 11:27 p.m. Suit donning and checkouts 12:07 a.m. Crew walkout from Neil Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building 12:12 a.m. Crew transportation to Launch Complex 39A 12:32 a.m. Crew …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Coverage is Underway!

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft atop is on the pad atd Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    Good evening and welcome to live coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission — the seventh crew rotation flight and the eighth human spaceflight mission on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than 3:27 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 26, from historic Launch Complex 39A …

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