SpaceX and NASA prepares Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s third long-duration crew mission (Crew-3) to the International Space Station (ISS) from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
1.) Launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Spaceport in the U.S. state of Florida after several delays.
2.) Coast
3.) Rendezvous
4.) Approach and Docking
Crew-3 Mission Astronauts
- NASA Astronaut Raja Chari
- NASA Astronaut Tom Marshburn
- NASA Astronaut Kayla Barron
- ESA Astronaut Matthias Maurer
Mission Images
SpaceX Twitter News:
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/P2H0r0VaES
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 11, 2021
Falcon 9 and Dragon are looking good for tonight’s launch of Crew-3 astronauts at 9:03 p.m. EST. Webcast will go live ~4 hours before liftoff → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK pic.twitter.com/m1Ww2iuOJG
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 10, 2021
Jupiter, Saturn, the Moon, and Venus above Falcon and Dragon tonight pic.twitter.com/S76YV1XTV2
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 10, 2021
Targeting tomorrow, November 10 at 9:03 p.m. EST for Falcon 9’s next launch of astronauts aboard Dragon. Weather is 80% favorable for liftoff → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK pic.twitter.com/1ArY7JQSh0
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 9, 2021
Following Crew-2’s return to Earth, Falcon 9 will launch Dragon’s third long-duration crew mission to the @Space_Station as soon as Wednesday, November 10; weather forecast is 80% favorable for liftoff pic.twitter.com/xOFGVw3fOP
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 7, 2021
LAUNCH UPDATE: @NASA‘s @SpaceX #Crew3 mission is now targeted to launch no earlier than 11:36pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 6 due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members.
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) November 1, 2021
More details: https://t.co/Wwjb9U8G9G pic.twitter.com/PCiUhYD2bN
Launch Update ➡️ @NASA‘s @SpaceX #Crew3 mission is now targeted for Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 1:10am ET due to a large storm system elevating winds and waves in the Atlantic Ocean along the Crew Dragon flight path for the Oct. 31 launch attempt. Learn more: https://t.co/WdCdLAKnd4 pic.twitter.com/Z2u0nFRmC6
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) October 30, 2021
Falcon 9 and Dragon are looking good for Sunday morning’s launch. Weather forecast is 80% favorable for liftoff, while teams are keeping an eye on weather along the ascent corridor pic.twitter.com/PG4rP1Xeg6
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 29, 2021
Crew-3 astronauts, SpaceX, and @NASA completed a full rehearsal of launch day activities pic.twitter.com/6SxIhIkT8M
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 29, 2021
🚀🐉 Tonight, @Astro_Raja, @AstroMarshburn, Kayla Barron, and @astro_matthias will participate in a countdown dress rehearsal in preparation for the upcoming #Crew3 launch. Learn more about what this process entails: https://t.co/AXOd9ugzzG pic.twitter.com/9AjrlUxSVF
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) October 28, 2021
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 28, 2021
Timelapse of Falcon 9 and Dragon going vertical pic.twitter.com/WEp20JfU9t
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 27, 2021
Astronauts flying aboard the Crew-3 mission → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK pic.twitter.com/UxATHjGcSc
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 27, 2021
Falcon 9 and Dragon rolling out of the hangar at Launch Complex 39A ahead of launching astronauts this weekend pic.twitter.com/ugTMUYQIJ5
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 27, 2021
Endurance has arrived at the Hangar! We can’t wait to ride this @SpaceX Dragon to the @Space_Station in a few days… pic.twitter.com/ZTnBS4kr0i
— Thomas H. Marshburn (@AstroMarshburn) October 25, 2021
Launch Update ➡️ @NASA and @SpaceX are now targeting 2:21am ET Sunday, Oct. 31, for the #Crew3 mission to the @Space_Station.
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) October 19, 2021
Crew-3 is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory early on the morning of Monday, Nov. 1: https://t.co/Nwy0q5Vh8Y pic.twitter.com/ixE2LibKJp
Crew-3 astronauts test out their flight hardware ahead of launch later this month pic.twitter.com/nRW2mM6MpM
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2021
The next @Commercial_Crew mission to the station, @SpaceX Crew-3, is targeting its launch to the station for Oct. 30 at 2:43am ET. More… https://t.co/kbxyoeK9W5 pic.twitter.com/tzdGH1wJrG
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) September 30, 2021