Falcon 9: Crew Dragon Crew-3

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ISS crew and logistics

 

Date: October 30, 2021

 

Time: 0243 Eastern (0643 GMT)

 

Pad: KSC LC-39A

 

Booster: B1067.2

 

Booster recovery: droneship 

 

Vehicle: C210 Endurance (new, maiden flight. 3 more under construction.)

 

Crew

 

Commander: Raja Chari, NASA

 

Pilot: Thomas Marshburn, NASA

 

Mission Specialist 1:  Matthias Maurer, ESA

 

Mission Specialist 2:  Stephanie Wilson, NASA

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Primary Mission Specialist 2 is Kayla Barron; Stephanie is the backup.

 

I graduated high school with Kayla and it will be pretty cool to help get her into space.

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On 08/10/2021 at 00:33, rdlenk said:

Primary Mission Specialist 2 is Kayla Barron; Stephanie is the backup.

 

I graduated high school with Kayla and it will be pretty cool to help get her into space.

 

Ahhh...things changing fast.

 

And yesterday 3 were moving from Starliner to Crew-5 and today it's 2 🤷‍♂️

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NASA PR) — 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.

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Crew-3 postponed - crew issue

 

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NASA PR) — 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 the crew prior to its launch through a health stabilization plan. Crew-3 astronauts will remain in quarantine at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida while preparing for their launch.

Teams will continue to monitor crew health as they evaluate potential launch opportunities at the end of the week. The earliest possible opportunity for launch is 11:36 p.m. EDT Saturday, Nov. 6.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are in good shape and will remain at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

The Crew-3 flight will carry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist; as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, who will serve as a mission specialist, to the space station for a six-month science mission, staying aboard until late April 2022.

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Crew Dragon Crew-3 mission

 

Date: NET November 10, 2021 

Time: 2103 ET (0203 UT Nov. 11)