The primary weather concerns for the launch area are the cumulus cloud and flight through precipitation rules. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron weather officials continue to predict a greater than 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for liftoff of the Crew-5 mission based on Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch weather criteria.
SPACEX DRONE STATION FULL
Both issues were found in the process of final prelaunch verification checkouts, and the fixes ensure the best systems are in place to support a crew launch.įirst stage of a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket on the autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS). SpaceX teams also fixed a small leak in the portable fire extinguisher system inside Dragon. A thrust vector control actuator on one of nine Merlin first-stage engines was successfully replaced by SpaceX technicians. Throughout the day on Tuesday, mission teams reviewed the status of the Falcon 9 recovery ship, called Just Read the Instructions, which is ready to support booster recovery. on Thursday, October 6, the Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, is scheduled to dock to the space station. Liftoff of Crew-5 is still targeted for noon EDT on Wednesday, October 5, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming launch activities for the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff is targeted for noon EDT on Wednesday, October 5. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon Endurance spacecraft atop, is vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 1, 2022, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 launch.
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