The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, carrying four Crew-6 astronauts, approached the International Space Station for a computer-guided docking at the Harmony module’s space-facing port on March 3, 2023. The team on board consisted of Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Woody Hoburg from NASA, as well as Mission Specialists Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos. They became part of Expedition 68 shortly after their arrival at the space station. Source: NASA
NASA and SpaceX have decided to postpone the initially scheduled departure of the Crew-6 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, September 2. The delay has been attributed to suboptimal weather conditions near the designated splashdown zones off the Florida coastline.
A meeting was held on the evening of Friday, September 1, between NASA and SpaceX to closely assess the meteorological conditions along the coast of Florida. They are evaluating the most feasible options for the safe return of Crew-6 to Earth. The teams are now targeting an undocking time no sooner than 7:05 a.m. EDT on Sunday, September 3, with the first plausible splashdown time no earlier than 12:07 a.m. on Monday, September 4.
Further weather briefings are scheduled for Saturday morning to reassess the meteorological conditions for the primary landing site. If weather remains adverse over the weekend, additional opportunities for undocking and splashdown will be explored early next week.
Members of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station posed for a photograph in their pressure suits. The crew comprises NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg; astronaut Sultan Alneyadi from the United Arab Emirates; and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos. Source: NASA
The Dragon spacecraft, christened Endeavour, is currently in good condition while docked at the International Space Station. Both the space station’s management team and Dragon mission coordinators have approved the spacecraft for departure and re-entry. Pre-departure inspections were performed on Friday, revealing no significant issues across all systems. There are currently no operational constraints affecting the flight.
The departure of Crew-6’s Dragon spacecraft is contingent upon multiple variables, including the readiness of the spacecraft, state of the recovery teams, weather conditions, sea states, and other influencing factors.
NASA will release additional details regarding the live broadcast of the return activities for the Crew-6 mission. The mission includes NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, astronaut Sultan Alneyadi from the United Arab Emirates, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
The NASA TV schedule for the potential undocking on September 3 and splashdown on September 4, should it be selected, is as follows:
Sunday, September 3 (All times are Eastern and subject to operational changes)
5 a.m. – Broadcast of hatch closure, concluding shortly after the hatch is closed
6:45 a.m. – Coverage recommences for the undocking, concluding after Dragon leaves the Approach Ellipsoid
7:05 a.m. – Undocking
11 p.m. – Broadcast resumes for deorbit burn and splashdown
11:15 p.m. – Deorbit burn
Monday, September 4
12:07 a.m. – Splashdown
Postponement of SpaceX Crew-6 Departure from International Space Station
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, carrying four Crew-6 astronauts, approached the International Space Station for a computer-guided docking at the Harmony module’s space-facing port on March 3, 2023. The team on board consisted of Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Woody Hoburg from NASA, as well as Mission Specialists Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos. They became part of Expedition 68 shortly after their arrival at the space station. Source: NASA
NASA and SpaceX have decided to postpone the initially scheduled departure of the Crew-6 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, September 2. The delay has been attributed to suboptimal weather conditions near the designated splashdown zones off the Florida coastline.
A meeting was held on the evening of Friday, September 1, between NASA and SpaceX to closely assess the meteorological conditions along the coast of Florida. They are evaluating the most feasible options for the safe return of Crew-6 to Earth. The teams are now targeting an undocking time no sooner than 7:05 a.m. EDT on Sunday, September 3, with the first plausible splashdown time no earlier than 12:07 a.m. on Monday, September 4.
Further weather briefings are scheduled for Saturday morning to reassess the meteorological conditions for the primary landing site. If weather remains adverse over the weekend, additional opportunities for undocking and splashdown will be explored early next week.
Members of Expedition 69 aboard the International Space Station posed for a photograph in their pressure suits. The crew comprises NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg; astronaut Sultan Alneyadi from the United Arab Emirates; and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos. Source: NASA
The Dragon spacecraft, christened Endeavour, is currently in good condition while docked at the International Space Station. Both the space station’s management team and Dragon mission coordinators have approved the spacecraft for departure and re-entry. Pre-departure inspections were performed on Friday, revealing no significant issues across all systems. There are currently no operational constraints affecting the flight.
The departure of Crew-6’s Dragon spacecraft is contingent upon multiple variables, including the readiness of the spacecraft, state of the recovery teams, weather conditions, sea states, and other influencing factors.
NASA will release additional details regarding the live broadcast of the return activities for the Crew-6 mission. The mission includes NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, astronaut Sultan Alneyadi from the United Arab Emirates, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
The NASA TV schedule for the potential undocking on September 3 and splashdown on September 4, should it be selected, is as follows:
Sunday, September 3 (All times are Eastern and subject to operational changes)
5 a.m. – Broadcast of hatch closure, concluding shortly after the hatch is closed
6:45 a.m. – Coverage recommences for the undocking, concluding after Dragon leaves the Approach Ellipsoid
7:05 a.m. – Undocking
11 p.m. – Broadcast resumes for deorbit burn and splashdown
11:15 p.m. – Deorbit burn
Monday, September 4
12:07 a.m. – Splashdown
