NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6: Behind The Scenes | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6: Behind The Scenes | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts stand near the mission emblem in the astronaut crew quarters inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. From left are Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut (Russia) and mission specialist; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; and Sultan Alneyadi, United Arab Emirates astronaut and mission specialist.

After suit-up and final fit checks, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts participate in a traditional game of cards inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center crew in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. 

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts walk down the hallway from the astronaut crew quarters to the elevator in the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 crewmember Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, is in his SpaceX spacesuit

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 crewmember Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist, checks his SpaceX spacesuit

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 crewmember Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot, checks his SpaceX spacesuit

These are example views inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the first launch attempt to the International Space Station on Feb. 26, 2023.

Crew-6 astronauts are NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot; Sultan Alneyadi, United Arab Emirates astronaut and mission specialist; and Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut (Russia) and mission specialist. 

Launch is now targeted for no earlier than Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 12:34am EST (0534 UTC).

Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

Obtain updates about the Crew-6 mission here: https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-6/

You can watch the launch live on NASA TV:

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Image Date: Feb. 26, 2023

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