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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Arrive at Florida Spaceport

    The astronauts for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission arrive at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 26, 2021.

    The astronauts who will soon launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission arrived today, Oct. 26, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to undergo final preparations before launch. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, landed …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts En Route to Kennedy Space Center

    Crew-3 astronauts prepare to board the Gulfstream jet that will bring them to Kennedy Space Center.

    The astronauts who will fly on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station are now on their way to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they will begin final preparations for launch. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, boarded …

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    Crew Dragon Arrives at Launch Complex for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Mission

    SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at the hangar at Launch Complex 39A on Oct. 24, 2021.

    The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that will carry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer to the International Space Station is now at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. The capsule, named Endurance by the crew, arrived at the launch complex …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Flight Readiness Review Begins

    NASA and SpaceX managers participate in a Flight Readiness Review for the agency's SpaceX Crew-3 mission at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 25, 2021.

    NASA and SpaceX managers are gathered at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they have started the Crew-3 mission’s Flight Readiness Review (FRR). The review primarily focuses on the preparedness of SpaceX’s crew transportation system, the International Space Station, and its international partners to support the flight and certification of flight readiness. NASA …

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    NASA, SpaceX Adjust Next Crew Launch Date to Space Station

    SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts (from left) Matthias Maurer, Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron pose for a portrait during preflight training.

    NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 2:21 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 31, for the agency’s Crew-3 launch to the International Space Station to allow additional time for spacecraft processing. The backup launch time and date is 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3.   NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander, Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Kayla Barron, mission …

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    SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Mission to Space Station

    Crew-3 astronauts Matthias Maurer, Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron pose for a photo in their SpaceX spacesuits.

    NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, entered their official quarantine period beginning Saturday, Oct. 16, in preparation for their flight to the International Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission. They will lift off at 2:43 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 30, aboard the SpaceX …

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