WATCH: Crew-4 successfully launches to the ISS on Wednesday morning
The burst of light in the pre-dawn darkness – the launch of Crew-4’s Falcon9 rocket as it glided through the dark sky into low Earth orbit. NASA and SpaceX launch managers were thrilled with the launch. The Falcon9 rocket performed well, the Dragon capsule performed well. It’s great to see the crew on board, and you could tell they were excited to start their flight,” said Steve Stich of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-4 is made up of three astronauts from NASA; cmdr. Kjell Lindren, pilot Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins – the first black woman to spend significant time on the ISS. Rounding out the crew is Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. For the first time in weeks, launch pads 39 A and B are vacant. This now that Crew-4 has launched from A and NASA’s massive Artemis I moon rocket has been returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building after more than a month of testing on pad B.” Another brand A landmark for Crew-4, the Falcon9 rocket used for the mission is on its fourth flight with astronauts, landing on the drone ship “A Gravitas Deficit” about 340 miles downstream just 10 minutes after launch. The Crew Dragon capsule will meet the International Space Station just after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Crew-4 will then board the ISS after about 90 minutes. Then undergo a handover process with Crew-3 on station operations and the many science experiments underway. Crew-3 is expected to undock and return to Earth in about five days.. There were a few dozen people watching the launch from the boat’s boat launch. Freddie Patrick Park Most of s people came from out of town and almost all of them were watching a launch for the very first time. Most people were from out of town and almost all were attending a launch for the very first time. Now Lindgren, Hines, Watkins and Cristoforetti were in quarantine before their launch. Watkins, a geologist who is on NASA’s shortlist for a moon landing mission in the coming years, sees her mission as “a milestone, I think, both for the agency and for the country.” Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space in 1992 – for “finally being able to live my dream”.
The burst of light in the pre-dawn darkness – launching Crew-4’s Falcon9 rocket as it glided through the dark sky into low Earth orbit.
NASA and SpaceX launch managers were thrilled with the launch.
“We had a really clean countdown today. The Falcon9 rocket performed well, the Dragon capsule performed well. It’s great to see the crew on board, and you could tell that ‘they were excited to begin their flight,’ said Steve Stich of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Crew-4 is made up of three NASA astronauts; cmdr. Kjell Lindren, pilot Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins – the first black woman to spend significant time on the ISS. Rounding out the crew is Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.
For the first time in weeks, both launch pads 39 A and B are vacant. This now that Crew-4 has launched from A and NASA’s massive Artemis I moon rocket has been returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building after more than a month of testing on pad B.”
Another historic landmark for Crew-4, the Falcon9 missile used for the mission is on its fourth flight with astronauts.
He landed on the “A Gravitas Deficit” drone about 340 miles downriver about 10 minutes after launch.
The Crew Dragon capsule will meet the International Space Station just after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Crew-4 will then board the ISS after approximately 90 minutes.
And then will undergo a process of transfer with Crew-3 on the operations of the station and the many scientific experiments in progress.
Crew-3 is expected to undock and return to Earth in approximately five days.
There were a few dozen people watching the launch from the boat launch at Freddie Patrick Park.
Most people were from out of town and almost all were watching a launch for the very first time. Most people were from out of town and almost all were attending a launch for the very first time.
Now Lindgren, Hines, Watkins and Cristoforetti were in quarantine before their launch.
Watkins, a geologist who is on NASA’s shortlist for a moon landing mission in the coming years, sees her mission as “a milestone, I think, both for the agency and for the country.”
She credits the support of her family and mentors – including Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space in 1992 – for “finally being able to live my dream”.
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