Four astronauts hope that Friday is the day they get to the International Space Station.
They were all ready to go on Wednesday after putting on their gaps and joined the SpaceX spacecraft at the top of the Falcon 9 missile in Kennedy Space Center NASA in Florida. But with less than 45 minutes, the countdown remains, SpaceX took the start. Mission controllers were unable to solve the hydraulic problem with the clamp that holds the missile before starting.
The weather along the starting road looked on Thursday, so Friday is another chance for them to get out of the ground.
Friday’s flight is a routine rotation of the crew on the space station, but it gains special attention because it will finally allow you to return to Earth Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts whose short planned visit to the space station last June was last June unexpectedly outstretched for more than nine months (and at least two extra days after Wednesday’s flight).
Here is more information about the mission called Crew-10 because it is 10. Such a SpaceX Ferrying Crew mission to AZ space station.
When is the start and how can I watch it?
Four astronauts – two of NASA, one of Japan and one of Russia – are scheduled to launch at 19:03 East Time.
NASA transmits start coverage Starting from 15:00, which you can watch in the above player. The astronauts wore their flight suits SpaceX and are on board the Dragon Capsule crew capsules and are waiting to the beginning of their journey.
The forecasts require more than 95 % chance of favorable weather.
On Saturday at 18:41 there is a backup starting opportunity, but the weather will not be so promising. It will only be windy with 50 % chances on favorable conditions.
Who is going to space for Crew-10?
Anne McClain of NASA is the commander of Crew-10 and Nichole Ayers of NASA is a pilot. The other two crew members are Takuya Onishi of Jax, the Japanese space agency and Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos, a Russian space agency.
This will be the first space flight for Mrs. Ayers and Mr. Peskov and the second space forester for Mrs. McClain and Mr. Onishi.
Will Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore be rescued after they got stuck in orbit?
A little.
Not really.
The spacecraft, which will bring back Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, was anchored to the space station since the end of September and could return to Earth at any time.
Mrs. Williams and Mr. Wilmore Launched at the Space Station in June last year For the Starliner test Let, Astronaut capsules based on the NASA contract from Boeing. Due to drive problems, NASA officials decided that Mrs Williams and Mr. Wilmore would not return to Earth in Starliner. In early September, SpacecraftHe entered the atmosphere again and landed in New Mexico without any problems.
Just as when the airline after the flight is abolished again to have the book of passengers again, NASA had to find seats on the way home for Mrs. Williams and Mr. Wilmore.
Another cosmic aircraft was the crew-9 that raised a few weeks after Starliner left Space station without someone on board. Two astronauts assigned to the flight were hit and left two seats in the SpaceX Crew crew for Mrs. Williams and Mr. Wilmore.
Capsules of the crew-9 could bring these two astronauts at any time after that, but that would let the space station insufficiently impact on scientific experiments, operations and maintenance.
NASA and SpaceX could rush the mission Crew-10 that should be launched earlier but NASA officials decided to be the best Mrs Williams and Mr. Wilmore joined the crew of the space station And keep the planned schedule for Crew-10.
When will Williams and Wilmore return to the ground?
As soon as the Crew-10 reaches the Space Station, the preparations for the departure of the crew-9 will begin on Saturday around 23:30.
Astronauts Crew-9 and Crew-10 overlap on a space station for a few days. About four days after the start of the crew-10, Mrs. Williams and Mr. Wilmore-Spolu with Nick Hague of NASA and Alexander Gorbunov, two astronauts who arrived with the crew-9-plug on their spacecraft and head home.
Their stay could be extended again if there is a bad weather at the Florida coast.
What did the astronauts say about their prolonged stay?
In an interview last month, Michael Barbaro, the host “The Daily”, asked the astronauts: “So, if not, exactly how do you describe this script in which you find yourself?”
“That’s a great question,” Mr. Wilmore said. “I would say it’s a job.” It’s a wonderful pleasure. It was fun. It was sometimes trying, undoubtedly. But he got stuck? No. Stuck? No. Abandoned? No.”
That was the third way to space for Mrs. Williams, 59, and Mr. Wilmore, 62, and realize that it could be their last. “We’re heading home,” Mrs. Williams said. “And it forces you to really want to enjoy every piece of time you have here.”
Michael Barbaro The report contributed.
