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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Discuss Upcoming Mission

Image shows four astronauts as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission set to fly to the International Space Station in March 2025.
From top left, NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10.
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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. 

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NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, are targeted to launch at 7:48 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 12, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy to the International Space Station. 

This will be McClain’s second spaceflight since becoming a NASA astronaut in 2013. During her first mission, McClain spent 204 days as a flight engineer during Expeditions 58 and 59, and completed two spacewalks, totaling 13 hours and 8 minutes. Since then, she has served in various roles, including branch chief and space station assistant to the chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office. Follow @astroannimal on X and @astro_annimal on Instagram. 

The Crew-10 mission will be the first spaceflight for Ayers, who is a major in the U.S. Air Force and the first member of NASA’s 2021 astronaut class named to a crew. Ayers served as an instructor pilot and mission commander in the T-38 ADAIR and F-22 Raptor, leading multinational and multiservice missions worldwide. She has more than 1,400 total flight hours, including more than 200 in combat. Follow @astro_ayers on X and @astro_ayers on Instagram. 

Onishi will be embarking on his second mission to the space station. Since becoming a JAXA astronaut in 2009, he spent 113 days in space as a flight engineer for Expeditions 48 and 49. Follow astro_onishi on X. 

The Crew-10 mission also will be Peskov’s first trip to the International Space Station. Before his selection as a cosmonaut in 2018, he was a co-pilot on the Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft for airlines Nordwind and Ikar. Assigned as a test cosmonaut in 2020, he has additional experience in skydiving, zero-gravity training, scuba diving, and wilderness survival. 

Other prelaunch operations continue – SpaceX plans to conduct a static fire and final dress rehearsal of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A on Sunday, March 9.