The launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon’s fourth manned flight, scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed due to bad weather. The crew will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 3, instead of the October 31 originally scheduled to join the International Space Station led by Thomas Bisquet.
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[EN VIDÉO] SpaceX: Relive the successful launch of the first manned flight of the Crew Dragon For the first time in the history of the conquest of space, a private company carried out a manned mission. Founded less than 20 years ago, SpaceX successfully launched its own space transportation system with two astronauts on board for a trip to the International Space Station. Take off Falcon 9 and safely take the Crew Dragon into orbit.
Among the tasks that will be assigned astronauts during their stay in in orbit around the earthWe can cite scientific experiments that focus, for example, on growing plants in space or production Optical fiber in microgravity. From a more technical point of view, the crew of three men and a woman will head into space to complete the upgrade of the station’s solar panels.
Launch to follow on NASA YouTube channel
from definition of From crew takeoff to International Space Station (ISS) will be available on the channel Youtube From the US space agency about the early birds of us, From 4 pm on Sunday, October 31November 3 6:10 a.m. To be patient, NASA boosted media interest by airing a trailer Tuesday in preparation for launch.
The launch show for the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission continues on October 31. © NASA
The mission is the result of a multi-billion dollar partnership between the company SpaceX and the US Space Agency, to ensure the United States’ ability to conduct spaceflight.
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After several schedule changes, NASA and SpaceX have finally agreed on a launch date for the spacecraft’s fourth manned flight. Dragon Crew From SpaceX: The crew will leave Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 31 at 2:21 a.m. local time (8:21 a.m. KST).
Article by Gaspard SalomonPosted on October 28, 2021
This is the fourth manned spacecraft flight Dragon Crewand the third for International Space Station (ISS): On October 31, SpaceX Crew-3 will launch at 2:21 a.m. local time (8:21 a.m. Paris time), with the permanent crew rotating on the International Space Station. There will be four astronauts on board: Raja Chari (USA), who will be captain, also selected in 2020 to be part of the Artemis team; Thomas Marshburn (USA), became a pilot, and an expert on two space missions already; Kayla Barron (USA), Initial Training Submarine, will assume the role of Mission Specialist; and Mathias Maurer (Germany), an astronaut with the European Space Agency who is also a mission specialist. The four crew members will remain aboard the Microgravity Laboratory for a while Period He will work under guidance for six months Thomas BisketAfter he assumed his new duties on October 4th.
Docking with the International Space Station about 22 hours after launch
The Crew Dragon capsule containing the four astronauts will be launched on October 31 by A. Rocket Falcon 9 Partially reusable, also developed by SpaceX. About ten minutes after launch, the capsule separates from launcher. docking spacecraft International Space Station scheduled for 1he is November at 12:51 p.m. local time (6:51 a.m. KST), more than 22 hours after launch.
No NASA Starting Saturday, October 30 at 10 p.m. local time, there will be a continuous broadcast about the launch, docking, airlock opening and welcome party. In the meantime, the US space agency is organizing several conferences, where journalists and scientists will have the opportunity to ask questions about the different stages of the mission and about the scientific missions that astronauts will be assigned to during their long stay in orbit.
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