{"id":620990,"date":"2024-02-26T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=620990"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:47:19","slug":"nasa-invites-you-to-share-excitement-of-agencys-spacex-crew-8-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/get-involved\/virtual-guest-program\/nasa-invites-you-to-share-excitement-of-agencys-spacex-crew-8-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites You to Share Excitement of Agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch"},"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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg 4579w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=300,178 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=768,457 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=1024,609 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=1536,913 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=2048,1218 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=400,238 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=600,357 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=900,535 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=1200,714 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch.jpg?resize=2000,1189 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\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities for the launch of the agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/matthew-dominick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew D<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/matthew-dominick\/\">ominick<\/a>, commander; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/michael-reed-barratt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Barratt<\/a>, pilot; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/jeanette-j-epps\/\">Jeanette Epps<\/a>, mission specialist; along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist, will fly to the space station aboard SpaceX\u2019s Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launch is targeted for no earlier than 11:16 p.m. EST on Saturday, March. 2, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/nasas-spacex-crew-8-launch-registration-794672886997?aff=feature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register<\/a> to attend the launch virtually. As a virtual guest, you have access to curated resources, schedule changes, and mission specific information delivered straight to your inbox. Following each activity, virtual guests are sent a mission specific collectable stamp for their virtual guest passport. Hear more about the virtual guest program from the Crew-5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x_PTXnkDG_Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">astronauts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 7:15 p.m. EST on Saturday, March. 2 on <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA+<\/a>, NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/apps\/\">NASA app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NASA\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, and the <a>agency\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\">website<\/a>. Details about the mission and NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program can be found by following the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/crew-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crew-8 blog<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/commercialcrew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commercial crew blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/commercial_crew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASACommercialCrew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities for the launch of the agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist, will fly to the space station aboard SpaceX\u2019s Dragon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":329,"featured_media":621014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"609","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12648,3191,3219,2735,2862],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[11406],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Invites You to Share Excitement of Agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/get-involved\/virtual-guest-program\/nasa-invites-you-to-share-excitement-of-agencys-spacex-crew-8-launch\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/get-involved\/virtual-guest-program\/nasa-invites-you-to-share-excitement-of-agencys-spacex-crew-8-launch\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch-1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nasas-spacex-crew-7-launch-1.jpg"},"articleSection":"Get Involved","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda S. 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