It first carried NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to and from the space station last year for the Demo-2 test flight. The Crew Dragon capsule is named Endeavour. Image via credit Aubrey Gemignani/ NASA/. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A – at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – during an April 18, 2021, dress rehearsal prior to the Crew-2 mission launch. Snapped this looking West down Davie Street as #Dragon passed over #SpaceIsCool /ZKzZGZIxG4įrom left to right, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur prepare to depart the Neil A. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH! #SpaceX #scwx /hkrB4cUN8Q Just stunning visually watching in person! #SpaceX #NASA #Crew2 /9EnQCAOBGR That was the coolest launch I've seen!!!!! The white streak is the booster returning and being illuminated by the rising sun.
CREW 2 SPACEX TV
Check NASA TV listings for the scheduling of the livestreams, which will run periodically until its undocking and splashdown next Wednesday. The launch was originally scheduled for April 22, but had been postponed due to weather conditions and was rescheduled for Friday, April 23, 2021. They will dock with the International Space Station ( ISS) about 24 hours after launch.
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Riding aboard the Dragon for the April 23 launch are four veteran astronauts: from ESA, Thomas Pesquet from JAXA, Akihiko Hoshide, and from NASA, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur.
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The Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon capsule lit up the predawn skies over historic pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, blasting off at 5:49 a.m. SpaceX’s launch of its Crew-2 mission on Friday morning, April 23, 2021, was spectacular by all accounts. Spectacular Crew-2 launch on April 23, 2021, via Greg Diesel Walck.