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    Propellant and Liquid Oxygen Loading Begins

    The SpaceX launch director polled NASA and SpaceX managers in Hangar X at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and gave a 'go’ for fueling for the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov for a science expedition mission aboard the International Space

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fueling is underway with rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) and first-stage liquid oxygen. About 16 minutes before liftoff, liquid oxygen fueling will begin for the second stage.    Liftoff is the next big milestone! Launch weather officers with the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predict a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions …

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    Propellant and Liquid Oxygen Loading Begins

    The SpaceX launch director polled NASA and SpaceX managers in Hangar X at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and gave a 'go’ for fueling for the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov for a science expedition mission aboard the International Space

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fueling is underway with rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) and first-stage liquid oxygen. About 16 minutes before liftoff, liquid oxygen fueling will begin for the second stage.    Liftoff is the next big milestone! Launch weather officers with the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predict a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions …

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    Crew Access Arm Retracts

    Crew access arm retracts from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

    The launch director just gave a “go” for the crew access arm to retract away from SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket.    A few minutes later, Dragon’s launch escape system will be armed to allow the Crew-9 crew members to escape safely in the unlikely event of an anomaly from the moment the SpaceX …

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    Crew Access Arm Retracts

    Crew access arm retracts from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

    The launch director just gave a “go” for the crew access arm to retract away from SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket.    A few minutes later, Dragon’s launch escape system will be armed to allow the Crew-9 crew members to escape safely in the unlikely event of an anomaly from the moment the SpaceX …

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    Liftoff One Hour Away for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch

    Image shows a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for NASA's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

    The SpaceX closeout team has left the crew access arm, which will soon retract from the Dragon spacecraft. Launch, set for 1:17 p.m. EDT, is now less than an hour away.   Launch weather officers with the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron are watching lightning, rain, and wind in the area, but launch currently remains …

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    Liftoff One Hour Away for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch

    Image shows a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for NASA's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

    The SpaceX closeout team has left the crew access arm, which will soon retract from the Dragon spacecraft. Launch, set for 1:17 p.m. EDT, is now less than an hour away.   Launch weather officers with the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron are watching lightning, rain, and wind in the area, but launch currently remains …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission to Perform Science Experiments

    NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei gets his eyes checked aboard the International Space Station in May 2021.

    NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be busy during their roughly five-month mission at the International Space Station.   The Crew-9 members will conduct more than 200 science investigations involving blood clotting studies, moisture effects on plants grown in space, and vision changes in astronauts.   Researchers want to determine how environmental conditions …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission to Perform Science Experiments

    NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei gets his eyes checked aboard the International Space Station in May 2021.

    NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be busy during their roughly five-month mission at the International Space Station.   The Crew-9 members will conduct more than 200 science investigations involving blood clotting studies, moisture effects on plants grown in space, and vision changes in astronauts.   Researchers want to determine how environmental conditions …

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    Hatch Closed on SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

    Image shows Hatch closure on SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

    The Dragon spacecraft’s hatch is now closed. Liftoff of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket remains on track for 1:17 p.m. EDT.   NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, will spend about five months at the International Space Station. This is Hague’s second spaceflight to the orbiting laboratory and Gorbunov’s first …

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    Hatch Closed on SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

    Image shows Hatch closure on SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

    The Dragon spacecraft’s hatch is now closed. Liftoff of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket remains on track for 1:17 p.m. EDT.   NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, will spend about five months at the International Space Station. This is Hague’s second spaceflight to the orbiting laboratory and Gorbunov’s first …

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