NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Live Launch Coverage

A banner displaying NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission patch and crew names is photographed above the double doors of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander, and Josh Cassada, pilot; Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, mission specialist; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist, will launch to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endurance spacecraft lifted off at noon EDT.

A banner displaying NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission patch and crew names is photographed above the double doors of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, spacecraft commander, and Josh Cassada, pilot; Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, mission specialist; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist, will launch to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endurance spacecraft lifted off at noon EDT.

Photographer NASA/Brandon Garner
Album SpaceX_Crew_5
Location O&C Building
Anna KikinaAssociate AdministratorAstronautsBill NelsonBob CabanaCCPCommercial Crew ProgramCosmonautCrew-5EnduranceISSInternational Space StationJAXAJSCJanet PetroJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyJohnson Space CenterJosh CassadaKSCKSC Center DirectorKennedy Space CenterKoichi WakataLC-39ALaunch Complex 39ANASANASA AdministratorNASA AstronautsNational Aeronatical and Space AdministrationNicole MannRoscosmosSpaceXSpaceX Crew Dragon SpacecraftSpaceX Crew-5SpaceX Dragon SpacecraftSpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket