NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Greet Family, Prepare for Ride to Launch Pad
Following successful spacesuit checks, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members walked out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to greet family and friends before their mission to the International Space Station.
Customized vehicles, with a security escort, will drive 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 Kennedy’s historic Launch Pad 39A for tonight’s launch.
Upon reaching the orbiting laboratory, the newly arrived crew will join NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9, who will familiarize them with ongoing science and station maintenance work, which supports a safe transition of operations aboard the space station. Following a brief handover and pending weather conditions, Crew-9 NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will board a SpaceX spacecraft, undock from station, and splashdown off the coast of Florida.
Liftoff remains on target for 7:48 p.m. EDT aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the company’s Dragon spacecraft.
Live coverage of the Crew-10 broadcast is airing on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.
NASA will continue providing updates about the launch on the mission blog, @commercial crew on X, or commercial crew on Facebook.
