NASA Crew 8 launch presser - NASA exec. (25 Jan. 2024)
Subscribe here to access our catalogue in full: http://103.133.215.134/interplanetary/membership-account/membership-levels - NASA: Upcoming NASA Live events for Agency?s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking - NASA Headquarters/Kennedy Space Center/Johnson Space Center - NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency?s SpaceX Crew-8 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch is targeted for 12:04 a.m. EST, Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The targeted docking time is about 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 2. Crew arrival will be available on Kennedy?s streaming channels including YouTube and X. Coverage of launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking will be available on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency?s website. NASA also will host an audio-only post-Flight Readiness Review news teleconference. The Crew-8 launch will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. As part of the agency?s Commercial Crew Program, the mission marks the eighth crew rotation mission and the ninth human spaceflight mission for NASA to the space station supported by a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft since 2020. Endeavour is the name of this Dragon spacecraft. NASA?s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations): Sunday, Feb. 25: 2 p.m. ? Crew arrival media event at Kennedy streaming on the center?s social accounts with the following participants: Jennifer Kunz, associate director, technical, NASA Kennedy Dana Hutcherson, deputy program manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy; NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick; NASA astronaut Michael Barratt; NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps; Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin; 7:30 p.m. ? Flight Readiness Review media teleconference with the following participants: Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX Eric van der Wal, Houston office team leader, ESA (European Space Agency) Takayoshi Nishikawa, director, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Houston Office Wednesday, Feb. 28: 9:15 a.m. ? NASA Social panel live stream event at Kennedy with the following participants: NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free Carla Koch, mission manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Jennifer Buchli, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson Kristin Fabre, deputy chief scientist, Human Research Program, NASA Johnson 10:30 a.m. ? NASA Administrator briefing from Kennedy with the following participants: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program 12:30 p.m. ? One-on-one media interviews at Kennedy with various mission subject matter experts. Sign-up information will be emailed to media accredited to attend this launch in person. Thursday, Feb. 29: 8 p.m. ? NASA TV launch coverage begins Friday, March 1: 12:04 a.m. ? Launch Following conclusion of launch and ascent coverage, NASA coverage will continue with audio only, with full coverage resuming at the start of the rendezvous and docking broadcast. The audio link and details will be available nearer to the mission. NASA Television will resume continuous mission coverage prior to docking and continue through hatch open and the welcome ceremony. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv 2 a.m. (approximately) ? Postlaunch news conference on NASA TV Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX Saturday, March 2: 5 a.m. ? NASA TV arrival coverage begins (or about two hours prior to docking) 7 a.m. ? Targeted docking to the forward-facing port of the station?s Harmony module Hatch opening will be approximately one-hour-and-forty-five minutes after docking followed by welcome remarks aboard station. All times are estimates and could be adjusted based on operations after launch. Follow the space station blog for the most up-to-date operations information. Live Video Coverage Prior to Launch NASA will provide a live video feed of Launch Complex 39A approximately 48 hours prior to the planned liftoff of the Crew-8 mission. Pending unlikely technical issues, the feed will be uninterrupted until the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA TV, approximately four hours prior to launch. Once the feed is live, find it here: http://youtube.com/kscnewsroom NASA Website Launch Coverage Launch day coverage of NASA?s SpaceX Crew-8 mission will be available on the agency?s website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 8 p.m. Feb. 29, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. Attend the launch virtually: Members of the public can register to attend this launch virtually. NASA?s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch. #Crew8 and #NASASocial. You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts: X: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS National Lab, @SpaceX, @Commercial_Crew Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS National Lab Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab, @SpaceX - NASA?s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA?s next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. More Crew 8, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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