The three American astronauts and their European Space Agency crewmate were due to arrive at the space station, orbiting some miles km above the Earth, on Thursday evening following a flight of about 22 hours. The flight marks the third "operational" space station crew sent to orbit aboard a Dragon capsule since NASA and SpaceX teamed up to resume space launches from American soil last year, following a nine-year hiatus at the end of the U.
Air Force combat jet and test pilot serving as mission commander, and mission specialist Kayla Barron, 34, a U. Navy submarine officer and nuclear engineer. November 10, The team's designated pilot and second-in-command is veteran astronaut Tom Marshburn, 61, a medical doctor and former NASA flight surgeon who has logged two previous spaceflights to the space station and four spacewalks. Hanneke joined the Space.
She currently lives in Seattle, home of the Space Needle, with her cat and two snakes. In her spare time Hanneke likes to explore the Rocky Mountains, basking in nature and looking for dark skies to gaze at the cosmos. Hanneke Weitering. See all comments Admin said:. Christmom3 said:. You might check your Jan 2 comment "perihelion" - pretty sure it's "closest" to the sun. Earth is farthest from the sun today. Need clarification of time zones In the calendar on Jan 6 states " a.
This needs to be corrected Likewise Jan 11th a. Is this calendar available as a google calendar or even a cal file? NYTimes has one but this one is so much more complete. NASA says it will continue to monitor weather conditions both at the Cape and downrange to determine the best course of action in the next few days.
Follow Amy Thompson on Twitter astrogingersnap. Follow us on Twitter Spacedotcom or Facebook. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! Factors as mundane as bad weather and as troublesome as technical issues can always put a hold on the launch until they are resolved. NASA tends to give updates on launch schedules ahead of time.
NASA has a full slate of programming around the Crew-3 launch, its journey to the ISS, and its eventual meet-up with the space station. The webcast will go live on November 10 at p. If you live near Kennedy Space Station, you can gain access to viewing sites by purchasing a viewing package.
You can also watch Endurance dock to the ISS at p. Crew-3 is an ISS crew rotation mission. After reaching orbit, the Crew-3 capsule will dock with the ISS almost 24 hours after it launched from Earth.
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