SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches SpaceX Crew-8 to the ISS

SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth operational crewed rotation mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. The crew comprises NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin.

Instantaneous launch attempt on March 3rd at 10:53PM EST (03:53 UTC on the 4th). However it was scrubbed ahead of crew walkout due to ascent corridor winds.

Mission: F9 launch of Crew-8 with Crew Dragon Endeavour to the International Space Station
Launch location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Earth.
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit, 51.6 degree inclination
Booster: B1083-1
Booster history: New booster!
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1)
Capsule: C206-5 (Endeavour); 181d 23h 36min turnaround
Capsule history: Demo-2, Crew-2, Axiom-1, Crew-6
Capsule recovery: Megan or Shannon
Rocket trajectory: Northeast hugging the east coast of the United States
Stubby nozzle: NO
Mission Commander: Matthew Dominick (United States) - 1st spaceflight
Mission Pilot: Michael Barratt (United States) - 3rd spaceflight
Mission Specialist: Jeanette Epps (United States) - 1st spaceflight
Mission Specialist: Alexander Grebenkin (Russia) - 1st spaceflight
Stats:
· SpaceX's 20th launch of the year and the 1st launch of the month
· 285th Falcon orbital launch since Amos 6, F9's 304th orbital flight.
· SpaceX's 76th launch from LC-39A
· 38th landing on LZ-1 out of 39 attempts
· 205th successful landing since the last failed one
· 44th orbital flight of a Dragon spacecraft and 13th human spaceflight by SpaceX
· This mission will bring up to 50 the total of people sent by SpaceX to orbit

Forum: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58397.0

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