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    Meet NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Crew

    Matthew Dominick will serve as commander for Crew-8, his first spaceflight, after being selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2017. He is from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of San Diego, California, and a master’s in systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, …

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    Meet NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Crew

    Matthew Dominick will serve as commander for Crew-8, his first spaceflight, after being selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2017. He is from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of San Diego, California, and a master’s in systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Suits Up for Launch

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 crew members suit up ahead of launch on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

    For the second time in two days, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and mission specialist Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin, are suiting up in the astronaut crew quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. A team of …

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    A Look at Tonight’s Key Launch Milestones

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen during sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-8 mission, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    We’re just about four hours away from the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission and weather continues to look great for launch, with the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicting an 75% chance of favorable weather conditions at launch. NASA’s live coverage of the Crew-8 launch is airing now on NASA+, NASA Television, the …

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    Weather Forecast at 75% ‘Go’ for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch

    For NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 launch, targeted at 10:53 p.m. EST tonight, the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 75% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for liftoff. The primary weather concerns for the launch area are flight through precipitation and the anvil cloud rule. The Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts …

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    NASA, SpaceX Target Crew-8 Launch for Sunday, March 3 on Weather Concerns

    The mission patch for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission.

    NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch attempt March 2 was postponed due to unfavorable conditions in the flight path of the SpaceX Falcon …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Suits Up for Launch

    One Russian cosmonaust and three astronauts, three men and one woman, stand next to each other to pose for a photo.

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and mission specialist Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin, are in the suit room in the astronaut crew quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. A team of SpaceX suit technicians will help …

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    A Look at Key Milestones for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

    Below are some of the key milestones leading up to the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, as well as some critical events that occur after liftoff. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are scheduled to lift off a little more than four hours from now at 11:16 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Coverage is Underway!

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, as preparations continue for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program is slated to carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at 11:16 p.m. EST on Saturday, March 2.

    Good evening and welcome to live coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission – the eighth crew rotation flight and the ninth human spaceflight mission on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Launch weather officers from the U.S. Space’s Force 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable …

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    Orbital Plumbing, Foam Physics Wrap Week as Crew-8 Nears Launch

    he SpaceX Dragon "Endurance" spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the north Atlantic Ocean.

    More lab maintenance was on deck for the Expedition 70 crew as they worked on orbital plumbing and cleaned crew quarters throughout Friday. The seven orbital residents aboard the International Space Station also serviced a variety of science and electronics hardware while continuing to focus on the upcoming Commercial Crew swap. NASA Flight Engineer Loral …

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