Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-8

Michael Barratt

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1959-04-16

Status Active

Type Government

Alexander Grebenkin

Mission Specialist

Nationality Russian

Date Of Birth 1982-07-15

Status In-Training

Type Government

Jeanette J. Epps

Mission Specialist

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1970-11-03

Status Active

Type Government

Falcon 9 Block 5

Height 70.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 8300 kg

Liftoff Thrust 7607 kN

Diameter 3.65 Meters

Mass To LEO 22800 kg

Liftoff Mass 549 Tonnes

Launch Success 355

Consecutive Success 58

Maiden Flight 2018-05-11

Launch Failures 1

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Wiki

Core

Serial B1083

Status active

Flight Proven Yes

Flights 6

Landing Attempt Yes

Landing Success Yes

Type RTLS

Location LZ-1

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Updates

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-03-04T04:12:31+0000

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-03-04T03:53:52+0000

Liftoff.

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-03-04T03:42:03+0000

Tweaked T-0.

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-03-04T02:55:11+0000

Updated launch weather.

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-03-04T01:14:15+0000

Updated launch weather.

LL2

2024-03-03T23:44:29+0000

Livestream has started

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-03-03T00:54:49+0000

Scrubbed due to ascent corridor high winds.

LL2

2024-03-03T00:11:57+0000

Livestream has started

hitura-nobad

2024-02-29T06:00:17+0000

Delayed to March 3rd (UTC) due to unfavorable ascent corridor weather

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-02-28T17:30:56+0000

Updated launch weather.

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-02-28T03:38:31+0000

Updated launch weather.

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-02-15T17:59:45+0000

NET March 1st due to launch pad availability.

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-02-13T14:12:07+0000

Tweaked T-0.

Nosu

2024-02-12T08:24:06+0000

Delayed to NET February 28

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-02-08T16:17:54+0000

Tweaked T-0.

Nosu

2024-01-27T08:59:44+0000

Adding approximate launch time on February 22

Nosu

2024-01-26T07:42:29+0000

Targeting February 22 if the IM-1 launch is delayed, or February 29 if it launches on time.

Nosu

2024-01-24T12:09:37+0000

NET February 18, pending completion of the pad conversion work after the Nova-C IM-1 launch.

Cosmic_Penguin

2023-04-15T00:04:03+0000

NET February 2024

Programs

Commercial Crew Program

The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is a human spaceflight program operated by NASA, in association with American aerospace manufacturers Boeing and SpaceX. The program conducts rotations between the expeditions of the International Space Station program, transporting crews to and from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules, in the first crewed orbital spaceflights operated by private companies.

International Space Station

The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.

SpaceX Crew-8 Post-Flight News Conference

After spending 235 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-flight news conference, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps will answer questions about their mission. The three crew members, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, returned to Earth on Oct. 25. Grebenkin will not participate because of his travel schedule.

SpaceX Crew-8 Crew Dragon Splashdown

The Crew-8 Crew Dragon will splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing four astronauts back to Earth after spending six months on the International Space Station.

SpaceX Crew-8 Crew Dragon Undocking

The Crew-8 Crew Dragon will undock from the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts. It will then reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of Mexico.

Crew-8 Crew Dragon Relocation

Crew-8 astronauts will relocate the Crew Dragon spacecraft from the forward port of the Harmony module to its zenith port.

SpaceX Crew-8 Crew Dragon Docking

The Crew-8 Crew Dragon will dock autonomously to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.

SpaceX Crew-8 Crew News Conference

NASA will host a crew news conferences for the upcoming Crew-8 and Soyuz MS-25 missions. The Crew-8 mission will transport four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). Three NASA astronauts, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Alexander Grebenkin, have been assigned to the mission. NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, scheduled to launch to the space station on the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft in March will also take part in the conference.

SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Overview News Conference

NASA will host a Mission Overview News Conference for Crew-8. Participants include: - Ken Bowersox, Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA - Steve Stich, Commercial Crew Program, NASA - Joel Montalbano, International Space Station Program, NASA - Sarah Walker, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX - Sergei Krikalev, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos