NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Postlaunch News Conference (Aug26,2023)
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Following Crew-7's successful launch, mission experts take questions from the media at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Participants include:
- Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters - Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
- Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson
- Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
- Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president, JAXA
- Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA
NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission lifted off from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 UTC) on Saturday, Aug. 26. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov are traveling to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon Endurance spacecraft for a several-month science expedition. Docking is currently scheduled for approximately 8:39 a.m. EDT (1239 UTC) on Sunday, Aug. 27.
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THE SCIENCE OF NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
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After launching to the International Space Station on March 2, 2023, NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission is wrapping up its time in orbit, with a return to Earth in early September 2023.
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NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev spent their months on the orbiting lab conducting scientific investigations and technology demonstrations, including running a student robotic challenge, studying plant genetic adaptations to space, and monitoring human health in microgravity to prepare for exploration beyond low Earth orbit and to benefit life on Earth.
The astronauts also released Saskatchewan's first satellite, which tests a new radiation detection and protection system derived from melanin.
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