NASA will supply protection of the approaching prelaunch and release actions for the company’s SpaceX Group-8 venture with astronauts to the World House Station.
The release is concentrated for 12:04 a.m. EST, Friday, March 1, from Release Complicated 39A at NASA’s Kennedy House Middle in Florida. The focused docking time is set 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 2.
Group arrival might be to be had on Kennedy’s streaming channels together with YouTube and X. Protection of release, the postlaunch information convention, and docking might be to be had on NASA+, NASA Tv, the NASA app, YouTube, and the company’s web page. NASA additionally will host an audio-only post-Flight Readiness Assessment information teleconference. Discover ways to flow NASA TV via plenty of platforms together with social media.
The Group-8 release will elevate NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, in addition to Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin.
As a part of the company’s Business Group Program, the venture marks the 8th group rotation venture and the 9th human spaceflight venture for NASA to the gap station supported by way of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft since 2020. Endeavour is the identify of this Dragon spacecraft.
The cut-off date for media accreditation for in-person protection of this release has handed. The company’s media credentialing coverage is to be had on-line. For questions on media accreditation, please electronic mail: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
NASA’s venture protection is as follows (all occasions Jap and topic to switch in keeping with real-time operations):
Sunday, Feb. 25:
2 p.m. – Group arrival media match at Kennedy streaming at the middle’s social accounts with the next contributors:
Jennifer Kunz, affiliate director, technical, NASA Kennedy
Dana Hutcherson, deputy program supervisor, Business Group Program, NASA Kennedy
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick
NASA astronaut Michael Barratt
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps
Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin
The development is proscribed to in-person media solely. Observe Business Group and Kennedy House Middle for the newest arrival updates.
6 p.m. (roughly) – Flight Readiness Assessment media teleconference (no previous than one hour after finishing touch of the Flight Readiness Assessment) with the next contributors:
Ken Bowersox, affiliate administrator, House Operations Undertaking Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, supervisor, Business Group Program, NASA Kennedy
Joel Montalbano, supervisor, World House Station Program, NASA Johnson
William Gerstenmaier, vice chairman, Construct and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
Eric van der Wal, Houston place of business crew chief, ESA (Ecu House Company)
Takayoshi Nishikawa, director, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Company) Houston Workplace
Media might ask questions by way of telephone solely. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, please touch the Kennedy newsroom no later than 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Wednesday, Feb. 28:
9:15 a.m. – NASA Social panel are living flow match at Kennedy with the next contributors:
NASA Affiliate Administrator Jim Unfastened
Carla Koch, venture supervisor, Business Group Program, NASA Kennedy
Jennifer Buchli, leader scientist, World House Station Program, NASA Johnson
Kristin Fabre, deputy leader scientist, Human Analysis Program, NASA Johnson
Contributors of the general public might ask questions on-line by way of posting inquiries to the YouTube, Fb, and X livestreams the usage of #AskNASA.
10:30 a.m. – NASA Administrator briefing from Kennedy with the next contributors:
NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson
NASA Affiliate Administrator Jim Unfastened
Joel Montalbano, supervisor, World House Station Program
Steve Stich, supervisor, Business Group Program
Media might ask questions in user and by way of telephone. Restricted auditorium house might be to be had for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, media must touch the Kennedy newsroom no later than 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
12:30 p.m. – One-on-one media interviews at Kennedy with more than a few venture subject material professionals. Signal-up knowledge might be emailed to media approved to wait this release in user.
Thursday, Feb. 29:
8 p.m. – NASA TV release protection starts
Friday, March 1:
12:04 a.m. – Release
Following conclusion of release and ascent protection, NASA protection will proceed with audio solely, with complete protection resuming firstly of the rendezvous and docking broadcast. The audio hyperlink and main points might be to be had closer to the venture.
NASA Tv will resume steady venture protection previous to docking and proceed via hatch open and the welcome rite. For NASA TV downlink knowledge, schedules, and hyperlinks to streaming video, consult with:
2 a.m. (roughly) – Postlaunch information convention on NASA TV
Steve Stich, supervisor, Business Group Program
Joel Montalbano, supervisor, World House Station Program
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Undertaking Control, SpaceX
Media might ask questions in user and by way of telephone. Restricted auditorium house might be to be had for in-person participation. For the dial-in quantity and passcode, please touch the Kennedy newsroom no later than 12 a.m. Friday, March 1, at ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Saturday, March 2:
5 a.m. – NASA TV arrival protection starts (or about two hours previous to docking)
7 a.m. – Centered docking to the forward-facing port of the station’s Cohesion module
Hatch opening might be roughly one-hour-and-forty-five mins after docking adopted by way of welcome remarks aboard station. All occasions are estimates and might be adjusted in keeping with operations after release. Observe the gap station weblog for probably the most up-to-date operations knowledge.
Audio Simplest Protection
Audio solely of the inside track meetings and release protection might be carried at the NASA “V” circuits, that may be accessed by way of dialing 321-867-1220, -1240 or -7135. On release day, “venture audio,” countdown actions with out NASA TV release remark, might be carried on 321-867-7135.
Release audio additionally might be to be had on Release Data Provider and Beginner Tv Device’s VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and KSC Beginner Radio Membership’s UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard inside of Brevard County at the House Coast.
Are living Video Protection Previous to Release
NASA will supply a are living video feed of Release Complicated 39A roughly 48 hours previous to the deliberate liftoff of the Group-8 venture. Pending not going technical problems, the feed might be uninterrupted till the prelaunch broadcast starts on NASA TV, roughly 4 hours previous to release. As soon as the feed is are living, to find it right here:
NASA Website online Release Protection
Release day protection of NASA’s SpaceX Group-8 venture might be to be had at the company’s web page. Protection will come with are living streaming and weblog updates starting no previous than 8 p.m. Feb. 29, because the countdown milestones happen. On-demand streaming video and pictures of the release might be to be had in a while after liftoff.
For questions on countdown protection, touch the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Observe countdown protection at the business group or Group-8 weblog.
Attend the Release Nearly
Contributors of the general public can sign in to wait this release nearly. NASA’s digital visitor program for this venture additionally contains curated release sources, notifications about comparable alternatives or adjustments, and a stamp for the NASA digital visitor passport following a a success release.
Watch and Interact on Social Media
Let other folks know you’re following the venture on X, Fb, and Instagram by way of the usage of the hashtags #Crew8 and #NASASocial. You’ll additionally keep hooked up by way of following and tagging those accounts:
X: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS Nationwide Lab, @SpaceX, @Commercial_Crew
Fb: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS Nationwide Lab
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab, @SpaceX
Protection en Espanol
Do you know NASA has a Spanish phase known as NASA en Espanol? Ensure that to try NASA en Espanol on X, Instagram, Fb, and YouTube for extra protection on Group-8.
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425;antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov; o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371; messod.c.bendayan@nasa.gov.
NASA’s Business Group Program has delivered on its objective of protected, dependable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the World House Station from america via a partnership with American non-public business. This partnership is converting the arc of human spaceflight historical past by way of opening get entry to to low Earth orbit and the World House Station to extra other folks, extra science, and extra business alternatives. The distance station stays the springboard to NASA’s subsequent nice soar in house exploration, together with long run missions to the Moon and, sooner or later, to Mars.
For NASA’s release weblog and extra details about the venture, consult with:
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Joshua Finch / Claire O’Shea
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov / claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov
Steven Siceloff / Danielle Sempsrott
Kennedy House Middle, Florida
321-867-2468
steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov / danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov
Leah Cheshier
Johnson House Middle, Houston
281-483-5111
leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov
