{"id":129698,"date":"2022-03-25T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T00:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-478378"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:36:16","slug":"nasa-to-host-briefings-interviews-for-agencys-spacex-crew-4-mission","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-to-host-briefings-interviews-for-agencys-spacex-crew-4-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission"},"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\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"From left: Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti, Jessica Watkins, and Kjell Lindgren.\" 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\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=900,720 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=1200,960 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/51912646965_2a3b9391dc_k.jpeg?resize=2000,1600 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\">The astronauts of NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. From left, NASA astronaut and Crew-4 Pilot Bob Hines, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut and Crew-4 Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins, and NASA astronaut and Crew-4 Commander Kjell Lindgren. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eCredits: NASAu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s note: <\/strong>This advisory was updated March 30 to update the participants for the mission overview news conference and the start time for the crew interview opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pair of news conferences on Thursday, March 31, at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston will highlight the agency\u2019s upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. The mission will be NASA\u2019s latest crew rotation flight involving a U.S. commercial spacecraft carrying astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency will hold a mission overview news conference at 10:30 a.m. EDT and a crew news conference at noon. Both news conferences 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>. The mission\u2019s crew also will be available for interviews after 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crew-4 mission will carry NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/kjell-n-lindgren\" rel=\"noopener\">Kjell Lindgren<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/bob-hines\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Hines<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/jessica-watkins\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessica Watkins<\/a>, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Minerva\" rel=\"noopener\">Samantha Cristoforetti<\/a>. The Falcon 9 rocket bearing the Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled to launch Tuesday, April 19, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event will be the final media opportunity to speak to the Crew-4 astronauts before they travel to Kennedy for launch. Media wishing to participate in the briefings in person or seeking a remote interview with the crew must request credentials from the Johnson newsroom at: 281-483-5111 or <a href=\"mailto:jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov\">jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a> no later than noon Wednesday, March 30. Media interested in participating by phone must contact the Johnson newsroom by 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 31. Those wishing to submit a question on social media may do so using #askNASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Briefing participants include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10:30 a.m. Mission Overview News Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Johnson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dana Weigel, deputy manager, NASA\u2019s International Space Station Program, Johnson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Jensen, vice president, customer operations and integration, SpaceX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frank De Winne, manager, International Space Station Program, ESA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noon Crew News Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Kjell Lindgren, NASA astronaut, spacecraft commander<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Hines, NASA astronaut, pilot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Watkins, NASA astronaut, mission specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA astronaut, mission specialist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2 p.m. Crew Interview Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Crew-4 astronauts will be available for a limited number of interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Lindgren\u2019s second spaceflight since becoming an astronaut in 2009. As mission commander, he will be responsible for all phases of flight, from launch to re-entry. He will serve as an Expedition 67 flight engineer aboard the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission will be Hines\u2019 first flight since his selection as an astronaut in 2017. As pilot, he will be responsible for spacecraft systems and performance. Aboard the station, he will serve as an Expedition 67 flight engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watkins will be making her first trip to space, and as a mission specialist she will work closely with the commander and pilot to monitor the spacecraft during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight. Once aboard the station, she will become a flight engineer for Expedition 67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristoforetti will be making her second trip to space, and will also serve as a mission specialist, working to monitor the spacecraft during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight. She will be a flight engineer for Expedition 67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find details on NASA satellite information for remote interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasa-tv-on-satellite-galaxy-13\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astro_kjell?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Lindgren<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astro_farmerbob?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Hines<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astrosamantha\" rel=\"noopener\">Cristoforetti<\/a> on Twitter. Follow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/astro_kjell\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Lindgren<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/astro_farmerbob\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Hines<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/astro_watkins\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Watkins<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew<\/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>Dylan Connell \/ Dan Huot<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:dylan.b.connell@nasa.gov\">dylan.b.connell@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov\">daniel.g.huot@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 \/>\nDylan Connell \/ Dan Huot<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\ndylan.b.connell@nasa.gov \/ daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This advisory was updated March 30 to update the participants for the mission overview news conference and the start time for the crew interview opportunities. 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