Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts Its Fifth Crewed Launch to the ISS:
Launch from Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Two NASA astronauts, along with astronauts from the Japanese and Russian space agencies, are embarking on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. You can catch the action live right here.
The SpaceX Crew-5 mission for NASA, the fifth under a Commercial Crew Program agreement, is slated to blast off at noon ET on Wednesday, October 3 [sic], from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Hurricane Ian blasted through the region only a week ago, but the facility emerged unscathed from the powerful storm. A launch readiness review on Tuesday cleared the mission for launch, pending the resolution of three minor open issues which were subsequently addressed.
A webcast of the Falcon 9 launch started at 8:00 a.m. ET (12:00 UTC) and is available at NASA TV, NASA's YouTube page, and at the SpaceX website. Should the launch have to be scrubbed, a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, October 6, at 11:38 a.m. ET.
(Score: 4, Informative) by pkrasimirov on Wednesday October 05 2022, @04:32PM (1 child)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EwW8ZkArL4 [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by pkrasimirov on Thursday October 06 2022, @10:28AM
"Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Thursday, October 6, at approximately 4:57 p.m. ET, 20:57 UTC."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-GDJC3Ljtc [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday October 05 2022, @11:30PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches#2022_2 [wikipedia.org]
Starlink launch in the same day, launch for Northrop Grumman tomorrow, Falcon Heavy possible in late October. 6 launches in a month isn't unusual for SpaceX anymore.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by mhajicek on Thursday October 06 2022, @01:38AM (1 child)
The coolest part of all this Is that this is routine enough to be barely news.
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Thursday October 06 2022, @10:18AM
A Falcon Heavy launch is planned for October 28th. Those are still far from routine. Then it's Starship orbital watch and maybe another Falcon Heavy launch in November.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday October 06 2022, @07:36PM (1 child)
I'm waiting to see Starliner's first crude mission to the ISS.
How often should I have my memory checked? I used to know but...
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday October 06 2022, @09:47PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Program#Operational_CCP_missions [wikipedia.org]
Planned for September 2023, or SpaceX Crew-7 flies instead. I think missing that would automatically delay Starliner to about March 2024.
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