If everything goes according to plan, the Crew 3 mission will get to spend a few extra hours on the International Space Station.
The Dragon capsule was supposed to leave the International Space Station on Wednesday evening and return to Earth the following day. NASA officials announced today that things have been pushed back a bit.
The teams from NASA and SpaceX are trying to get Crew 3 to leave the space station at 1:05 am on May 5. A splashdown is planned about 12:37 am on May 6. NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders said that the new undocking time allows for shorter phasing and more time to review the latest forecast info. The times she referred to were during the day.
We will conduct another weather review about 24 hours before we make a decision on whether to proceed. More to come, she said in a second message.
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The crew of Crew 3 arrived at the International Space Station on the same day as the launch.
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev is set to take over from Marshburn on the current expedition. That will happen during a change-of-command ceremony on Wednesday. You can watch the 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846 888-666-1846
Crew-4 arrived at the International Space Station on April 27. The Crew-4 astronauts will spend about six months in the space station.
The International Space Station has been a hub of Dragon activity. Four private astronauts were flown to the space station on April 9 for a 15-day stay.
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