SpaceX F9 - Crew 8 - LC-39A

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Launch Date: March 2
Launch Window: 12:04 AM ET (05:04 UTC)
Launch site: LC-39A, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-1
Booster: B1083.1
Dragon: Crew Dragon, C206.5 Endeavor
Mass: Crew Dragon: 12,519 kg (27,600 lb) + 220 lbs. of cargo
Orbit: LEO - ISS
Dragon Return - TBD
Yearly Launch Number: 20

Crew for Expedition 70/71:
Commander: Matthew Dominick, NASA
Pilot: Michael Barratt, NASA
Mission Specialist 1: Jeanette Epps, NASA
Mission Specialist 2: Alexander Grebenkin, Roscosmos

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program’s 14th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to land at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin will launch on a Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea off the coast of Florida.

SpaceX Crew-8 - Wikipedia

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Crew Dragon Endeavour - Wikipedia

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[JB47394]

Fun fact: as of February, 610 people have reached orbit. I wonder when we'll stop introducing each group that goes up. That may be the sign that we've transitioned from being a purely Earth-bound civilization.

 

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Nominal mission so far, Dragon is in orbit and all is well. I was amused to hear the SpaceX LD give a plug for the Cybertruck.

 

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Success. 50 people to orbit so far!

 

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Successful docking. Video link to final approach, view from Dragon exterior.

 

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A SpaceX-provided still shown in the latest Marcus House summary video. Mating a Dragon and a Falcon 9 for the Crew 8 mission.