{"id":129659,"date":"2022-04-11T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-478737"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:36:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:36:56","slug":"nasas-spacex-crew-3-astronauts-to-discuss-mission-splashdown","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasas-spacex-crew-3-astronauts-to-discuss-mission-splashdown\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Clockwise from bottom, are NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron and Thomas Marshburn with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer are pictured during a playful portrait aboard the International Space Station.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/51797281509_b6843d98c4_k.jpeg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Clockwise from bottom, are NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron and Thomas Marshburn with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer are pictured during a playful portrait aboard the International Space Station. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eCredits: NASAu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As they prepare to return to Earth later this month, NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station during an in-orbit news conference at 1:20 p.m. EDT Friday, April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/raja-chari\" rel=\"noopener\">Raja Chari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/thomas-h-marshburn\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Marshburn<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/barron-kayla\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayla Barron<\/a>, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Cosmic_kiss\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthias Maurer<\/a>, will participate in the news conference. The event will air live on NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested media must contact the newsroom at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston by calling 281-483-5111 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov\">jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a> no later than 10 a.m. Friday, April 15. To ask questions, reporters must dial into the news conference no later than 1 p.m. Those wishing to submit a question on social media may do so using #AskNASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew-3 astronauts have been living and working on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">station<\/a> since their launch Nov. 10, 2021. During their mission, the crew members contributed to hundreds of experiments and technology demonstrations. They worked on a variety of plant growth experiments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7581\" rel=\"noopener\">testing new systems<\/a> for growing crops and studying potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8341\" rel=\"noopener\">drought-resistant cotton plants<\/a>. In addition, they tested a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8552\" rel=\"noopener\">handheld bioprinter<\/a> designed to print bandages made from skin cells directly onto a wound, and a miniature scanning electron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=7657\" rel=\"noopener\">microscope<\/a>. Crew members also installed a new device to support studies on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=2060\" rel=\"noopener\">fire safety<\/a> in microgravity, and conducted one of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8684\" rel=\"noopener\">archaeological<\/a> experiments in space. Working in pairs, the astronauts also completed four spacewalks to prepare the station for upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/new-solar-arrays-to-power-nasa-s-international-space-station-research\" rel=\"noopener\">solar array upgrades<\/a> by assembling and installing modification kits and successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2021\/12\/02\/nasa-astronauts-replace-antenna-system-ending-spacewalk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">replacing a faulty antenna<\/a> on the Port-1 truss structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew-3\u2019s SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, which they named Endurance, will undock from the space station later this month, splashing down off the coast of Florida to conclude the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 mission is the third crew rotation mission of the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/commercial\/crew\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Commercial Crew Program<\/a>. Regular, long-duration commercial crew rotation missions enable NASA to continue the important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the station. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future exploration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon and Mars<\/a> starting with the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemisprogram\" rel=\"noopener\">Artemis<\/a> missions, which includes landing the first woman and person of color on the lunar surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/astro_raja\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Chari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/astro_kayla\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Barron<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/astromarshburn\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Marshburn<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/esamatthiasmaurer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maurer<\/a> on social media, and learn more about their scientific journey and download images and video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/subject\/19955\/crew3\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow updates on Crew-3 mission at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch \/ Gina Anderson<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov\">gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtney Beasley<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov\">courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch \/ Gina Anderson<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\njoshua.a.finch@nasa.gov \/ gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov<br \/>\nCourtney Beasley<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\ncourtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As they prepare to return to Earth later this month, NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station during an in-orbit news conference at 1:20 p.m. EDT Friday, April 15. 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