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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Proceeds Toward Launch, Hosts News Conference 

An image of crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission seated inside the spacecraft during an equipment test at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission pictured during an equipment test at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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NASA, SpaceX, and international partner teams polled “go” to continue launch preparations following the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review today at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 remains targeted to launch at 7:48 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 12, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy. 

The Flight Readiness Review allows teams to move forward with spacecraft and launch vehicle processing, review closeout of readiness review action items, assembly, check out anomalies of spacecraft, tracking support, range support, open work, and launch constraints. 

The mission will carry 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, to the International Space Station for a long-duration mission.  

During their mission, the Crew-10 crew is scheduled to conduct material flammability tests to contribute to future spacecraft and facility designs. They will engage with students worldwide via ham radio and use its existing hardware to test a backup lunar navigation solution. Astronauts themselves will also serve as test subjects, with one crew member conducting an integrated study to better understand physiological and psychological changes to the human body to provide valuable insights for future deep space missions. 

Following the agency’s Flight Readiness Review, NASA leaders will hold a mission overview teleconference at 6:30 p.m. EST (or no earlier than one hour after the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review) to discuss the mission. 

Participants include: 

  • Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters  
  • Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy  
  • Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson 
  • William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX  
  • Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station Program, JAXA  

NASA will carry the teleconference on the agency’s YouTube page. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

More details about the launch will be posted on the mission blog, @commercial_crew on X, or commercial crew on Facebook.