(AGENPARL) – mer 25 settembre 2024 NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch, Docking
Sep 25, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY M24-131
[NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov walk across the crew access arm at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.]
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov walk across the crew access arm at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Credit: SpaceX
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station.
Liftoff is targeted for 1:17 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Sept. 28, from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This is the first human spaceflight mission to launch from that pad. The targeted docking time is approximately 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29.
Live coverage of the prelaunch news conference, launch, the post-launch news conference, and docking stream on NASA+ and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of additional platforms, including social media.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov to the orbiting laboratory for an approximate five-month science mission. This is the ninth crew rotation mission and the 10th human spaceflight mission for NASA to the space station supported by Dragon since 2020 as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA’s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):
Friday, Sept. 27
11:30 a.m. – One-on-one media interviews at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with various mission subject matter experts. Sign-up information will be emailed to media accredited to attend this launch.
1:15 p.m. – NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Panel: Space Station 101 with the following participants:
* NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free
* Robyn Gatens, director, NASA’s International Space Station Program, and acting director, NASA’s Commercial Spaceflight Division
* Jennifer Buchli, chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program
* John Posey, Dragon engineer, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
5 p.m. – Prelaunch news conference from Kennedy with the following participants:
* NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free
* Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate
* Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
* Dina Contella, deputy manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program
* Jennifer Buchli, chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program
* William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build & Flight Reliability, SpaceX
* Brian Cizek, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Coverage of the virtual news conference will stream live on NASA+ and the agency’s website.
Saturday, Sept. 28
9:10 a.m. – Launch coverage begins on NASA+ and the agency’s website.
1:17 p.m. – Launch
Following the conclusion of launch and ascent coverage, NASA will switch to audio only. Continuous coverage resumes on NASA+ at the start of rendezvous and docking and continues through hatch opening and the welcome ceremony. For NASA+ information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit:

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3 p.m. – Postlaunch news conference with the following participants:
* NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy
* Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate
* Dana Hutcherson, deputy program manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
* Dina Contella, deputy manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program
* Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
Sunday, Sept. 29
3:30 p.m. – Arrival coverage begins on NASA+ and the agency’s website.
5:30 p.m. – Targeted docking to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module
7:15 p.m. – Hatch opening
7:40 p.m. – Welcome ceremony
All times are estimates and could be adjusted based on real-time operations after launch. Follow the space station blog for the most up-to-date operations information.
Audio Only Coverage
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+ launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
Launch audio also will be available on Launch Information Service and Amateur Television System’s VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and KSC Amateur Radio Club’s UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.
Live Video Coverage Prior to Launch
NASA Website Launch Coverage
Launch day coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission will be available on the agency’s website. Coverage will include livestreaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 9:10 a.m. Sept. 28, 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 the commercial crew or Crew-9 blog.
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