{"id":51358,"date":"2021-11-06T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T04:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-475229"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:32:26","slug":"coverage-set-for-nasas-spacex-crew-2-return-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/coverage-set-for-nasas-spacex-crew-2-return-to-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Coverage Set for NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 Return to Earth"},"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\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Astronauts Akihiko\u202fHoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), left, Thomas\u202fPesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), and Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough of NASA\" 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\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_k.jpeg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51332610874_46b98f19e2_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 SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts Akihiko\u202fHoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), left, Thomas\u202fPesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), and Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough of NASA participate in the Space Olympics onboard the International Space Station. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\"><strong>Credits: ESA\/NASA\u2013T. Pesquet<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>This advisory was updated on Nov. 7 to update the target date for Crew-2\u2019s undocking, return and NASA TV coverage.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/strong>This advisory was updated on Nov. 6 to update the list of participants for the Crew-2 return preview briefing, adjust NASA TV coverage, hatch closing, and undocking times, as well as provide an update on fly around of the space station for Crew-2\u2019s return.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 10:33 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\">International Space Station<\/a> at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, to begin the journey home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission teams decided to postpone the Sunday, Nov. 7, undocking following a planned weather review showing high winds unfavorable for recovery near the splashdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will preview the mission on Saturday, Nov. 6 and provide coverage Sunday of the mission on NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/robert-shane-kimbrough\">Shane Kimbrough<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/k-megan-mcarthur\">Megan McArthur<\/a>, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/iss.jaxa.jp\/en\/astro\/biographies\/hoshide\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Aki Hoshide<\/a>, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Astronauts\/Thomas_Pesquet\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Pesquet<\/a> will complete 199 days in space at the conclusion of their mission. The spacecraft also will return to Earth with about 530 pounds of hardware and scientific investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endeavour now will forego a fly around maneuver to photograph the exterior of the International Space Station to allow for additional, alternative splashdown locations off the coast of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NASA and SpaceX teams will determine a primary and alternate splashdown location from the seven possible landing locations prior to return, factoring in weather, crew rescue, and recovery operations. Additional decision milestones take place prior to undocking, during free flight, and before Crew Dragon performs the deorbit burn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA and SpaceX closely coordinate with the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a safety zone around the expected splashdown location to ensure safety for the public and for those involved in the recovery operations, as well as the crew aboard the returning spacecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Crew-2 splashdown Monday, Nov. 8, NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-3 mission is targeting launch no earlier than 9:03 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For this launch opportunity, the Crew Dragon Endurance is scheduled to dock to the space station around 7:10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2 return coverage is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, Nov. 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:35 p.m. EDT \u2013 Change of command ceremony<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:30 p.m. EDT \u2013 Crew-2 return preview briefing media teleconference with the following participants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ven Feng, deputy manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station, JAXA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barbara Nucera, team lead, Houston Office, ESA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Media wishing to participate in the preview briefing by telephone must contact Stephanie Schierholz to RSVP by 3:30 p.m. EDT on Nov. 6. Those following the briefing on social media may ask questions using #AskNASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, Nov. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:45 a.m. EST\u2013 Coverage begins for 12:40 p.m. hatch closure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:45 p.m. EST\u2013 Coverage begins for 2:05 p.m. undocking (NASA will provide continuous coverage from undocking to splashdown)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:33 p.m. EST\u2013 Splashdown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crew-2 is the second of six NASA and SpaceX crewed missions to fly as part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program, which is working with the U.S. aerospace industry to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the U.S. through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA\u2019s next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about space station activities by following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/space_station\" rel=\"noopener\">@space_station<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ISS_Research\" rel=\"noopener\">@ISS_Research<\/a> on Twitter, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ISS\" rel=\"noopener\">ISS Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ISS\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ISS Instagram<\/a> accounts and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">space station blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about splashdown locations, weather criteria, and recovery logistics, at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-s-spacex-crew-rescue-and-recovery\/\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-s-spacex-crew-rescue-and-recovery\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See full mission coverage, NASA\u2019s commercial crew blog, and more information about the mission 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>Joshua Finch \/ Stephanie Schierholz<br> Headquarters, Washington<br> 202-358-1100<br> joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov \/ stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Herring \/ Kathleen Ellis<br> Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br> 321-867-2468<br> kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov \/ kathleen.h.ellis@nasa.gov<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Jordan \/ Megan Dean<br> Johnson Space Center, Houston<br> 281-483-5111<br> gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov \/ megan.dean@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This advisory was updated on Nov. 7 to update the target date for Crew-2\u2019s undocking, return and NASA TV coverage. 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