NASA-SpaceX Crew-8 New Launch Success
Subscribe here for full access: http://103.133.215.134/interplanetary/membership-account/membership-levels - REPLAY Crew-8 Liftoff success at 22:53 Orlando time (03:53 UTC/London) NASA and SpaceX successfully launched at 22:53 EST Sunday, March 3, 2024 for the ISS. Joint teams selected the updated launch opportunity due to unfavorable weather conditions forecast for Saturday, March 2, both at the launch site and in offshore areas along the flight track of the Dragon spacecraft. High wind and waves along the eastern seaboard have been observed and are forecast to continue through Saturday. In the unlikely case of an abort during launch or the flight of Dragon, the wind and wave conditions must be within acceptable conditions for the safe recovery of the crew and spacecraft. 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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