NASA's SpaceX Crew-8: Farewell Remarks | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8: Farewell Remarks | International Space Station

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA's Space Crew-8 includes NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia. They gave farewell remarks on October 10, 2024, ahead of their upcoming departure from the International Space Station. Joining Crew-8 were NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, and Nick Hague as well as Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, and Aleksandr Gorbunov of Russia. 

Crew-8 is slated to undock on October 13 and splashdown off the coast of Florida October 14 after completing a seven month mission.

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.

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 4 minutes, 37 seconds

Record Date: Oct. 10, 2024

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