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NASA establishes agency's SpaceX Crew-6 event coverage, launches:

NASA will cover upcoming pre-launch and launch activities for the agency's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon Endurance spacecraft on top, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 5, 2022, during the agency's SpaceX Crew-5 launch this office. Inside Endurance are NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Anna Kikina. The Crew Dragon is heading to the International Space Station for a science exploration mission as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. Takeoff occurred at noon EDT.

 Credit: Kim Shiflet

The launch is targeted for 2: 7:00 a.m. EST, Sunday, February 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft will dock at the space-facing gate of the station's Harmony module at 2:00 a.m. : 54 p.m., Monday, February 27. Crew to Kennedy, the launch, post-launch press conference, and docking news will be broadcast live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website. NASA will also hold audio-only teleconferences after the agency's flight and launch readiness assessments. Follow all live events on:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

The Crew 6 launch will carry two NASA astronauts, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Warren Hoburg, as well as United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cosmonaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who will serve as a mission specialist at the space station for a long time. scientific exploration mission.

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This is the sixth crew rotation mission with astronauts using the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the orbiting lab under the agency's Commercial Crew Program. This dragon is called Endeavor. The deadline for media recognition for live coverage of this launch has passed. NASA's media recognition policy is available online. More information on media recognition is available by emailing:

ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.