{"id":142727,"date":"2022-09-23T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T00:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-482995"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:41:23","slug":"nasa-to-cover-crew-arrival-to-launch-site-flight-readiness-review","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-to-cover-crew-arrival-to-launch-site-flight-readiness-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Cover Crew Arrival to Launch Site, Flight Readiness Review"},"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\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"From left are, Mission Specialist Anna Kikina from Roscosmos; Pilot Josh Cassada and Commander Nicole Aunapu Mann, both from NASA; and Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)\" 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\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.jpeg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/52341863186_f8ed9670a4_o.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\">The four members of the SpaceX Crew-5 mission pose for a portrait in their Crew Dragon flight suits at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Mission Specialist Anna Kikina from Roscosmos; Pilot Josh Cassada and Commander Nicole Aunapu Mann, both from NASA; and Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eCredits: SpaceXu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> This advisory was updated Saturday, Sept. 24, to reflect a delay in NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-5 arrival to the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as mission teams monitor Tropical Storm Ian. A new crew arrival date will be set in the coming days.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will host a media briefing on Monday, Sept. 26, in preparation for the fifth crew rotation mission with SpaceX as part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA and SpaceX continue to target no earlier than 12:46 p.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 3, for launch of the agency\u2019s Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u202fmission\u202fwill carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, who will serve as mission commander and pilot, respectively, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as mission specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These crewmates will travel to the space station for a six-month science and technology research mission. Plans also continue to return NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts following a short handover on the space station with Crew-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. More information about media accreditation is available by emailing: <a href=\"mailto:ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov\">ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All media participation in the following news conference will be remote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, Sept. 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4:30 p.m. (approximately) \u2013 Flight Readiness Review media teleconference at Kennedy with the following participants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Nelson, chief flight director, Flight Operations Directorate, NASA Johnson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station Program, JAXA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sergei Krikalev, executive director, Human Space Flight Programs, Roscosmos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to audio of the teleconference streaming at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 3 p.m. on Sept. 26, at: <a href=\"mailto:ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov\">ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the duration of the readiness review, NASA may adjust the date of this briefing if not able to complete the telecon prior to 6 p.m. when the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-witness-world-s-first-planetary-defense-test\" rel=\"noopener\">DART mission coverage<\/a> begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the mission and 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 \/ Lora Bleacher<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\">lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brittney Thorpe \/ Kathleen Haas Ellis<br>Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br>321-867-2468<br><a href=\"mailto:brittney.thorpe@nasa.gov\">brittney.thorpe@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov\">kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylan Connell \/ Leah Cheshier<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:leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov\">leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch \/ Lora Bleacher<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov\">lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nBrittney Thorpe \/ Kathleen Haas Ellis<br \/>\nKennedy Space Center, Fla.<br \/>\n321-867-2468<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:brittney.thorpe@nasa.gov\">brittney.thorpe@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov\">kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nDylan Connell \/ Leah Cheshier<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dylan.b.connell@nasa.gov\">dylan.b.connell@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov\">leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This advisory was updated Saturday, Sept. 24, to reflect a delay in NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-5 arrival to the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as mission teams monitor Tropical Storm Ian. 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