{"id":129632,"date":"2022-06-02T17:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T21:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-480325"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:38:27","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-headquarters-to-meet-commercial-crew-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-headquarters-to-meet-commercial-crew-astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to Headquarters to Meet Commercial Crew Astronauts"},"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\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts check out their Dragon Endeavour launch and entry suits several days before departing the International Space Station and returning to Earth.\" 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\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_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\">NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts check out their Dragon Endeavour launch and entry suits several days before departing the International Space Station and returning to Earth. From left, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet splashed down inside Endeavour on Nov. 8, 2021, off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eCredits: NASAu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA will host an in-person media opportunity at 8:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 7, at NASA Headquarters in Washington with the agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts to discuss their recent mission aboard the International Space Station to benefit life on Earth and further exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/robert-shane-kimbrough\" rel=\"noopener\">Shane Kimbrough<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/k-megan-mcarthur\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan McArthur<\/a>, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/iss.jaxa.jp\/en\/astro\/biographies\/hoshide\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Akihiko\u202fHoshide<\/a>,\u202fand ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Astronauts\/Thomas_Pesquet\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas\u202fPesquet<\/a> returned to Earth in November 2021 after spending 198 days aboard the microgravity laboratory, conducting science and maintenance activities, scientific investigations, and technology demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crew-2 completed the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/crew-2-astronauts-safely-splash-down-in-gulf-of-mexico\" rel=\"noopener\">second crew rotation mission<\/a> to the space station as part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program. The mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft. The international crew spent 199 days in orbit. The Crew-2 astronauts also served as part of space station Expedition 65\/66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The media opportunity will take place in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in the Mary W. Jackson building, 300 E. Street SW in Washington. Media interested in participating must RSVP by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 6 to: joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Crew-2\u2019s mission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/subject\/19027\/crew2\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/subject\/19027\/crew2<\/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<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\njoshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA will host an in-person media opportunity at 8:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 7, at NASA Headquarters in Washington with the agency\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts to discuss their recent mission aboard the International Space Station to benefit life on Earth and further exploration. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":130557,"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":"M22-079","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":[2656,2800,3191,8373,2735,3421,2655,3416],"news-tags":[12374,9531],"internal-terms":[12745,9508,9505],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Invites Media to Headquarters to Meet Commercial Crew Astronauts","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-headquarters-to-meet-commercial-crew-astronauts\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-headquarters-to-meet-commercial-crew-astronauts\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51668180531_71b7dbec4c_k.jpeg"},"articleSection":"Humans in Space","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","Robert Shane Kimbrough","Commercial Crew","Expedition 67","International Space Station (ISS)","K. 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