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NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 Mission

    Coverage Update for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are photographed at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on Oct. 31, 2021.

    NASA will provide updated coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marks the third time the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has transported a crew rotation of astronauts to the station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. …

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    Station Readies for Crew Departure Amid Science and Cargo Work

    The city lights of southern India and the island nation of Sri Lanka are pictured from the station as it orbited above the Indian Ocean.

    Four International Space Station astronauts continue packing their U.S. spacecraft as they plan for a return to Earth this month. Meanwhile, the Expedition 66 crew continued its ongoing space research and maintenance aboard the orbital lab. Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, who are also the commander and pilot of NASA’s SpaceX …

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    NASA, SpaceX Reviewing Commercial Crew Rotation Plans

    Expedition 66 crew members are photographed with chile peppers aboard the International Space Station.

    NASA and SpaceX continue to review launch and return opportunities for the upcoming crew rotation flights to and from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.      Mission teams now are considering whether to return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission from the space station ahead of launching the next crew rotation due to the associated weather …

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    Station Residents Work Science, Get Ready for Crew Swap

    The waning gibbous Moon is pictured above the Earth's horizon as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above eastern China.

    The seven Expedition 66 crew members living and working aboard the International Space Station focused on a variety of microgravity research today while preparing to split up this month. Back on Earth, four commercial crew astronauts are preparing for their launch to the orbiting lab from Kennedy Space Center. NASA Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Launch Delayed from Nov. 3

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

    NASA is delaying the upcoming launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members. The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19. The launch to the International Space Station was planned for Wednesday, Nov. 3. The agency takes every effort to protect …

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    Coverage Update for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Broadcast

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts participate in a dry dress rehearsal on Oct. 28, 2021, in preparation for launch.

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will remain at crew quarters at Kennedy until their launch. They will spend time with their families and receive technical and weather briefings in the next few days. The Crew Dragon Endurance is scheduled to dock to the space station at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3. Launch and docking coverage will …

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