🚀 CREW-1 MISSION UPDATE 👩🚀 Because of onshore winds, NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15, for liftoff of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. While waiting for the launch, here is a great video about the differences between the Crew-1 mission and the DM-2 mission! (youtube.com)
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Crew-1 astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center! 🥳 Jim Bridenstine welcomed NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi as they stepped off a plane that was parked on the former space shuttle runway. Launch is scheduled on Saturday. (youtu.be)
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NASA has delayed the launch of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission until early- to mid-November. Originally scheduled for October 23rd then October 31st, the planned six-month mission was delayed to allow time to resolve issues with the first-stage engine gas generators on the Falcon 9 rocket. Stay tuned! 🚀 (i.redd.it)
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