Suggested Searches

Commercial Crew Program

    NASA+ Coverage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission

    NASA’s coverage is underway of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station.  In four hours, 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, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft...

    Read Full Post

    Weather 95% ‘Go’ for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Space Station 

    Image shows sunset with SpaceX rocket and spacecraft on Launch Pad 39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 12.

    Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions for tonight’s launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission at 7:03 p.m. EDT from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan...

    Read Full Post

    NASA, SpaceX Prepare for March 14 Crew Launch to Space Station 

    NASA and SpaceX are proceeding with plans to launch the agency’s Crew-10 mission at 7:03 p.m. EDT Friday, March 14, to the International Space Station. On Thursday, SpaceX ground teams completed inspections of the ground support hydraulics system used for the clamp arm supporting the Falcon 9 rocket and successfully flushed a suspected pocket of...

    Read Full Post

    NASA, SpaceX Target March 14 Crew Launch to Space Station

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 now is targeting no earlier than 7:03 p.m. EDT Friday, March 14, to launch four crew members to the International Space Station. Mission managers met this evening and decided to wave off a launch attempt on Thursday, March 13, due to high winds and precipitation forecasted in the flight path of Dragon....

    Read Full Post

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10: Scrubbed Due to Ground System Issue  

    Image of SpaceX rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad

    NASA and SpaceX have scrubbed Wednesday’s launch attempt of the agency’s Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station due to a hydraulic system issue with a ground support clamp arm for the Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut...

    Read Full Post

    NASA, SpaceX Standing Down From Wednesday’s Launch Attempt

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft awaits launch at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

    NASA and SpaceX have decided to stand down Wednesday, March 12, from the agency’s Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. NASA will share more about the next launch opportunities when available. NASA will continue providing updates about the launch on the mission blog, @commercial crew on X, or commercial crew on Facebook. 

    Read Full Post

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 ‘Go’ for Launch

    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, have received the “go” for tonight’s launch to the International Space Station. Liftoff is less than an hour away.  The launch team just verified controllers can soon begin loading...

    Read Full Post

    Hatch Closed on SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft 

    Technicians with SpaceX completed their checks inside Dragon’s spacecraft and closed the hatch. 

    The technicians will examine the hatch seal for any leaks. Once complete, the launch director with SpaceX will verify a “go” for propellant load.

    https://youtu.be/kIus8Ezae0k?si=3JAYTxaI94FTSsZ2

    Meet NASA’s Crew-10 Crew Members

    Image shows four astronauts as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission set to fly to the International Space Station in March 2025.

    Tonight’s mission to the International Space Station will be a first for some of the members of Crew-10.  Born in Spokane, Washington, this is NASA astronaut Anne McClain’s second spaceflight to the space station since becoming an astronaut with the agency in 2013. During her first mission, McClain spent 204 days as a flight engineer...

    Read Full Post

    NASA’s Crew-10 Enters Dragon Spacecraft

    Image shows three astronauts and a cosmosnaut inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

    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, boarded their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.  Over the next 45 minutes, the crew will conduct communication checks with mission control, check their spacesuits for any leaks, and rotate their seats...

    Read Full Post