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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Coverage Starts Now!

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center

    Good evening and welcome to live launch coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 – a science expedition mission to the International Space Station. Crew-6 marks the sixth crew rotation mission of SpaceX’s human space transportation system flight with astronauts to the space station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Here at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, …

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    Crew-6 ‘Go’ for Launch Following Successful Launch Readiness Review

    Dress rehearsal for NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

    The Launch Readiness Review for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station is complete and the mission has been given a ‘Go’ for launch. Liftoff is targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST Monday, Feb. 27, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft Endeavour, powered by the company’s Falcon 9 …

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    Crew-6 Prelaunch News Conference to Start at 11:15 p.m. EST

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

    Tonight’s prelaunch news teleconference (audio only) at Kennedy Space Center for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission launch from the Florida spaceport will begin at 11:15 p.m. EST. The news conference can be found at www.nasa.gov/nasalive. Managers from NASA, SpaceX, and international partners currently are gathered at Kennedy to determine the launch readiness for the Crew-6 liftoff …

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    NASA Astronauts Perform Key Testing with Starliner Spacecraft

    Crew Equipment Interface Test for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test

    Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams, the NASA astronauts who will fly to the International Space Station on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT), completed the first part of a critical two-part Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) this week. During CEIT, Wilmore and Williams, along with NASA astronaut and backup test pilot …

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    Falcon 9 Static Fire Test Completed Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch

    A Falcon 9 rocket static fire test for NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission

    This morning, Feb. 24, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the company’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft and Crew-6 crew members to the International Space Station reached a key milestone ahead of liftoff. While standing on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida, the rocket’s nine Merlin first-stage engines roared …

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    Flight Crew, Launch Teams Set for Crew-6 Countdown Dress Rehearsal

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endeavour spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission

    In the early-morning hours on Friday, Feb. 24, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, will participate in a countdown dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the upcoming Crew-6 launch, targeted for 1:45 a.m. …

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    Bright Outlook for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch Weather

    Raising the flag for NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy Space Center

    In an official report released Thursday, Feb. 23, weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the cumulus cloud rule serving as the primary weather concern. Liftoff is targeted for 1:45 a.m. …

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    Rocket Raised to Vertical Position for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch

    Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endeavour spacecraft raised to the vertical position at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 30A

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft Endeavour atop, was raised to the vertical position Thursday, Feb. 23, at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida in preparation for the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Earlier today, the mated spacecraft and rocket arrived at the launch complex after …

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    Spacecraft, Rocket for Crew-6 Mission Roll out to Launch Pad at Kennedy

    Dragon Endeavour spacecraft for NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft Endeavour atop, arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A this morning, Feb. 23, after rolling out from the SpaceX integration hangar adjacent to the launch pad. The spacecraft and rocket will be raised to the vertical position for an integrated static fire test …

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