NASA International Space Station program manger Joel Montalbano, second from left, and Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, right, speak with SpaceX Director, Dragon Mission Management, Sarah Walker after the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on the Crew-8 mission with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin onboard, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangarX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is the eighth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Dominick, Barratt, Epps, and Grebenkin launched at 10:53 p.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, and Sarah Walker, director of Dragon Mission Management at SpaceX, monitor the countdown of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer onboard, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in firing room four of the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission is the first crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Chari, Marshburn, Barron, Maurer are scheduled to launch at 9:03 p.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Sarah Walker, director of Dragon Mission Management at SpaceX, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from nearby Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. EDT on the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX’s Dragon Mission Management, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, is introduced during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX, Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office, and Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, responds to a question during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX, Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office, and Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office, listens to a question during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office, is introduced during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX, listens to a question during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office, Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX, is introduced during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office, Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
From left, Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, participate in a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins moderated the event. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office, listens to a question during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office, is introduced during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins moderates a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Participants included Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins moderates a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Participants included Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX, responds to a question during a CRS-21 prelaunch news conference at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 4, 2020. Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office, Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office; and Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing, also participated in the event, which was moderated by NASA Communications’ Jasmine Hopkins. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. CRS-21 will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations on the International Space Station.
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX, is introduced during a prelaunch news conference for SpaceX’s 24th commercial resupply services mission at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 20, 2021. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on board is targeted for Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at 5:07 a.m. EST. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew on board the International Space Station.
A prelaunch news conference for SpaceX’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA to the International Space Station is held on June 2, 2021 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management at SpaceX, answers questions from members of the media. The Dragon capsule atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at 1:29 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 3. Dragon will deliver more than 7,300 pounds of cargo to the space station.
A postlaunch news conference is hosted at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. Participants include Derrol Nail, NASA Communications; NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy; Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate; Dana Hutcherson, deputy manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Dina Contella, deputy manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov launched to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from nearby Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. EDT on the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A postlaunch news conference is hosted at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. From left to right are Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications; Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program; and Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX’s Dragon Mission Management. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A postlaunch news conference is hosted at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. From left to right are Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications; Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program; and Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX’s Dragon Mission Management. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 14, 2025, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov launched to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 7:03 p.m. EDT on the 10th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A prelaunch news conference for SpaceX’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA to the International Space Station is held on June 2, 2021 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Joel Montalbano, manager for International Space Station Program; Jennifer Buchli, deputy chief scientist for International Space Station Program; and Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management at SpaceX. The Dragon capsule atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at 1:29 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 3. Dragon will deliver more than 7,300 pounds of cargo to the space station.
Sarah Walker, director of Dragon Mission Management at SpaceX, participates in a postlaunch news conference for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission inside the News Auditorium at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance is carrying NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at noon EDT from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.
From left, NASA Communications’ Megan Cruz; Jennifer Scott Williams, manager for the Applications Client Support Office for the International Space Station Program; and Sarah Walker, director of Dragon mission management for SpaceX participate in a prelaunch news conference for SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 27, 2021. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is targeted to lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A at 3:37 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew aboard the International Space Station.
Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, launched to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 a.m. EDT on the 11th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA Communications’ Megan Cruz moderates a SpaceX 24th commercial resupply services mission prelaunch news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2021. Participants included Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program; Dr. Bob Dempsey, acting deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX; and Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on board is targeted for Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at 5:07 a.m. EST. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew on board the International Space Station.
From left, Megan Cruz, NASA Communications; Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program; Dr. Bob Dempsey, acting deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX; and Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, participate in NASA’s SpaceX 24th commercial resupply services mission prelaunch news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2021. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on board is targeted for Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at 5:07 a.m. EST. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew on board the International Space Station.
Media members participate in NASA’s SpaceX 24th commercial resupply services mission prelaunch news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2021. Participants included Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program; Dr. Bob Dempsey, acting deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX; and Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA Communications’ Megan Cruz moderated the event. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on board is targeted for Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at 5:07 a.m. EST. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew on board the International Space Station.
From left, Megan Cruz, NASA Communications; Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program; Dr. Bob Dempsey, acting deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon mission management, SpaceX; and Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, participate in NASA’s SpaceX 24th commercial resupply services mission prelaunch news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2021. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on board is targeted for Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at 5:07 a.m. EST. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew on board the International Space Station.
Members of the media attend a postlaunch news conference hosted at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 14, 2025, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. Participants include from left to right, Derrol Nail, NASA Communications; Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy; Dina Contella, deputy manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; Mayumi Matsuura, vice president and director general, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov launched to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 7:03 p.m. EDT on the 10th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A postlaunch news conference for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is held inside the News Auditorium at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. Participants are, from left: Megan Cruz, moderator, NASA Communications; Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy; Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center; Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX; Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate; and Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos. SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance is carrying NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, commander; Josh Cassada, pilot; and Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata, of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at noon EDT from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A.
NASA leadership from left to right, Commercial Space Division Director Philip McAlister, Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Vanessa Wyche, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, Steve Stich, and SpaceX Director, Dragon Mission Management, Sarah Walker, watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft on the Crew-8 mission with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin onboard, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in the control room of SpaceX’s HangarX at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is the eighth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Dominick, Barratt, Epps, Grebenkin launched at 10:53 p.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Members of the media attend a postlaunch news conference hosted at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. Participants include Antonia Jaramillo, NASA Communications; Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate; Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program; Naoki Nagai, program manager, International Space Station, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA, and Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket at 12:09 p.m. EDT on the 11th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA and SpaceX officials clap during the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on the Crew-3 mission with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer onboard, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in firing room four of the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission is the third crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Chari, Marshburn, Barron, Maurer launched at 9:03 p.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist, wave as they participate in a countdown dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, to prepare for the upcoming Crew-8 launch to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program from Launch Complex 39A is targeted for 12:04 a.m. on Friday, March 1.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 flag is raised, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.
NASA astronaut Michael Barratt is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Barratt, along with NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Matthew Dominick, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, as preparations continue for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program is slated to carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from nearby Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. EDT on the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 flag is raised, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from left to right, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin are photographed in their SpaceX spacesuits at Launch Complex 39A in front of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, as preparations continue for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program is slated to carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, who will serve as pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator of the Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, participates in a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA (European Space Agency), participates in a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
Derrol Nail, NASA Communications, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from nearby Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. EDT on the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Grebenkin, along with NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Michael Barratt, and Matthew Dominick, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
NASA hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Participants, from left, are: Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX; Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency); and Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA (European Space Agency).
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Epps, along with NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Matthew Dominick, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears a Russian flag and the name of Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, who will serve as one of two mission specialists for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are slated to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are slated to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are slated to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A.
NASA Commercial Crew Program employees are photographed in front of the iconic countdown clock near the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the Crew-8 flag raised in the background on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station with liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
NASA hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Participants, from left, are: Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy; Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson; Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX; Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president, JAXA; and Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA.
Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, who will serve as the commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 flag is raised, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.
Dina Contella, deputy manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from nearby Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. EDT on the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from left to right, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Michael Barratt, pilot; Matthew Dominick, commander; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; are photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, hosts a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin, launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 10:53 p.m. Sunday, March 3 and will spend about six months at the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, who will serve as one of two mission specialists for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space in Florida is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; are photographed in their spacesuits at Launch Complex 39A in front of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Dave Hudson, Commercial Crew Program flight operations integrator, and Asia Quince, former Commercial Crew Program spacecraft avionics, software, pyros system lead, raise the SpaceX Crew-8 flag, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, near the countdown clock at the NASA News Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-8 mission will send NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 2.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are slated to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A.
Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), participates in a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
NASA hosts a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Participants included Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy; Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson; Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX; Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president, JAXA; and Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA.
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 will send Dominick, along with NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps and Michael Barratt, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the International Space Station for a stay of about six months as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; are photographed in their spacesuits at Launch Complex 39A in front of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station and the ninth flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:04 a.m. EST on Friday, March 1.
Dana Hutcherson, deputy manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from nearby Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. EDT on the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate, participates in a postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket from nearby Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:17 p.m. EDT on the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Joel Montalbano, manager of the International Space Station Program, participates in a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
Benji Reed, senior director of Human Spaceflight Programs at SpaceX, participates in a Crew-7 postlaunch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Crew-7 crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy at 3:27 a.m. EDT. They will dock to the orbiting laboratory at about 8:40 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 27.
Salem AlMarri, director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, speaks to members of the news media during a postlaunch news conference for the SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy’s NASA News Center in Florida on March 2, 2023. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour for NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station lifted off at 12:34 a.m. EST. Aboard Dragon are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Warren Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Program, SpaceX, speaks to members of the news media during a postlaunch news conference for the SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy’s NASA News Center in Florida on March 2, 2023. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour for NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station lifted off at 12:34 a.m. EST. Aboard Dragon are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Warren Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Dina Contella, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, speaks to members of the news media during a postlaunch news conference for the SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy’s NASA News Center in Florida on March 2, 2023. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour for NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station lifted off at 12:34 a.m. EST. Aboard Dragon are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Warren Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program at Kennedy Space Center, speaks to members of the news media during a postlaunch news conference for the SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy’s NASA News Center in Florida on March 2, 2023. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour for NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station lifted off at 12:34 a.m. EST. Aboard Dragon are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Warren Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, speaks to members of the news media during a postlaunch news conference for the SpaceX Crew-6 mission at Kennedy Space Center’s NASA News Center in Florida on March 2, 2023. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour for NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station lifted off at 12:34 a.m. EST. Aboard Dragon are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Warren Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A postlaunch news conference is held for the SpaceX Crew-6 mission at the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2, 2023. Participants from left are Lori Bleacher, moderator, NASA Communications; Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters; Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center; Dina Contella, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston; Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Program, SpaceX; and Salem AlMarri, director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour for NASA’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station lifted off at 12:34 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A. Aboard Dragon are NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Warren Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.