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NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 Events, Launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon Endurance spacecraft atop, lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022, on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-5 launch. Inside Endurance are NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina. The crew is heading to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff occurred at noon EDT. Credits: Kim Shiflett
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.
Launch is targeted for 2:07 a.m. EST, Sunday, Feb. 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to dock to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 2:54 a.m., Monday, Feb. 27.
Crew arrival at Kennedy, launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking coverage will air live on NASA Television, the [NASA app](https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html), and the agency’s website. NASA also will host audio-only news teleconferences following the agency’s flight and launch readiness reviews. Follow all live events at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
The?Crew-6 launch?will carry two NASA astronauts, Mission Commander [Stephen Bowen](https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/stephen-g-bowen) and Pilot [Warren Hoburg](https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/warren-hoburg), along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who will serve as mission specialists to the space station for a science expedition mission.
This is the sixth crew rotation mission with astronauts using the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. This Dragon is named Endeavour.
All media participation in the following news conferences will be remote except where specifically listed below.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):
Tuesday, Feb. 21
12:30 p.m. (approximately) – Crew arrival media event at Kennedy on NASA Television
– Kelvin Manning, deputy director, Kennedy
– Dana Hutcherson, deputy manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
– Salem AlMarri, director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
– NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen
– NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg
– UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi
– Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev
6 p.m. (approximately) – Flight Readiness Review media teleconference (no earlier than one hour after completion of the review) with the following participants:
– Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington
– Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
– Dana Weigel, deputy manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
– Emily Nelson, chief flight director, Johnson
– Jared Metter, director, Flight Reliability, SpaceX
– Adnan AlRais, mission manager UAE Astronaut Mission 2, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Friday, Feb. 24
10:30 p.m. (approximately) – Prelaunch News Teleconference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants:
– Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
– Dana Weigel, deputy manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson
– Emily Nelson, chief flight director, Johnson
– Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, Johnson
– Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
– Salem AlMarri, director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
– Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron
Saturday, Feb. 25
10:30 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins
Sunday, Feb. 26
2:07 a.m. – Launch
4 a.m. (approximately) – Postlaunch news conference on NASA TV
– Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
– Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
– Dana Weigel, deputy manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson
– Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
– Salem AlMarri, director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Monday, Feb. 27
1 a.m. – NASA TV arrival coverage begins
2:54 a.m. – Docking to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module
4:35 a.m. – Hatch opening
5:20 a.m. – Welcome ceremony
NASA TV Launch Coverage
NASA TV live coverage will begin at 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240 or -7135. On launch day, “mission audio,” countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
NASA Website Launch Coverage
Launch day coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission will be available on the agency’s [website](https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive). Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.
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