{"id":55923,"date":"2021-04-05T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-469820"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:06:50","slug":"watch-next-space-station-crew-launch-live-on-nasa-tv-nasa-app","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/watch-next-space-station-crew-launch-live-on-nasa-tv-nasa-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Next Space Station Crew Launch Live on NASA TV, NASA App"},"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\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, left, and Oleg Novitskiy, center, of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei \" 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\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Expedition 65 crew members Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, pose for a photo during qualification exams, Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of their scheduled launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong>Credits: NASA\/GCTC\/Andrey Shelepin<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Three space travelers, including NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/mark-t-vande-hei\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Vande Hei<\/a>, are poised to launch Friday, April 9, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">International Space Station<\/a>. NASA Television, the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA app<\/a> will provide comprehensive prelaunch and launch-to-docking coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Vande Hei aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft will be Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos for launch at 3:42 a.m. EDT (12:42 p.m. Kazakhstan time) on a two-orbit, three-hour journey to dock to the station\u2019s Rassvet module. Launch coverage will begin at 2:45 a.m. This will be the second spaceflight for Vande Hei, the third for Novitskiy, and the first for Dubrov. The launch comes three days before the 60th anniversary of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin\u2019s launch to become the first human in space and the 40th anniversary of the first launch of NASA\u2019s space shuttle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trio will join the Expedition 64 crew including NASA Flight Engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/kathleen-rubins\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Rubins<\/a>, who arrived on the station with Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos in October 2020, and the crew of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/crew-1\" rel=\"noopener\">SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience<\/a> \u2013 NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/michael-s-hopkins\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Hopkins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/victor-j-glover\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor Glover<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/shannon-walker\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Shannon Walker<\/a>, as well as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/iss.jaxa.jp\/en\/astro\/biographies\/noguchi\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Soichi Noguchi<\/a> \u2013 who have been in orbit since November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spacecraft will dock to the station at 7:07 a.m., with coverage of rendezvous and docking beginning at 6:15 a.m. About two hours after docking, hatches between the Soyuz and the station will open, and the 10 crew members will greet each other. NASA TV coverage of hatch opening and any remarks by the crew or flight controllers on Earth will begin at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vande Hei, Novitskiy, and Dubrov will be part of Expeditions 64 and 65. The departure of Rubins, Ryzhikov, and Kud-Sverchkov on Friday, April 16, will mark the start of the new expedition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/schedule.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Video of the crew\u2019s pre-launch activities<\/a> in Baikonur will air on NASA TV in the days preceding launch, beginning Monday, April 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Expeditions 64 and 65 crews will continue work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/overview.html\" rel=\"noopener\">hundreds of experiments<\/a> in biology, biotechnology, physical science, and Earth science aboard the International Space Station, humanity\u2019s only permanently occupied microgravity laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images, and features from the station on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ISS\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iss\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the full NASA TV schedule and video streaming information at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan Huot<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov\">daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three space travelers, including NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are poised to launch Friday, April 9, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station. NASA Television, the agency\u2019s website, and the NASA app will provide comprehensive prelaunch and launch-to-docking coverage. Joining Vande Hei aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft will be Soyuz Commander […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":57896,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","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":"M21-039","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"MEDIA ADVISORY","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2867,2800,8370,2656,2735,2861,3431],"news-tags":[12373],"internal-terms":[9508,9505],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Watch Next Space Station Crew Launch Live on NASA TV, NASA App","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/watch-next-space-station-crew-launch-live-on-nasa-tv-nasa-app\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/watch-next-space-station-crew-launch-live-on-nasa-tv-nasa-app\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nhq202103200018_large.jpeg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Humans in Space","Astronauts","Mark T. 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