NASA-SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (2 March 2024) (Aborted)
Subscribe here to access our catalogue in full: http://103.133.215.134/interplanetary/membership-account/membership-levels - Watch live Crew-8's Liftoff? targeted for 23:16 Orlando time (0416 UTC/London time), SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the ISS. Teams selected the new launch opportunity due to unfavorable weather conditions forecast for Friday, March 1, in offshore areas along the flight path of the Dragon spacecraft. The crew will lift off in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, powered by a Falcon 9 rocket, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Members include: *NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander; *NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, pilot; *NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; *Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Grebenkin, mission specialist; Over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations will take place during Crew-8's mission of approximately six months in space. Experiments will include using stem cells to create organoid models to study degenerative diseases, studying the effects of microgravity and UV radiation on plants at a cellular level, and testing whether wearing pressure cuffs on the legs could prevent fluid shifts and reduce health problems in astronauts. Visit our Crew-8 blog for the latest mission news: https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-8 Photo credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Video Credit: NASA
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