Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-8
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Launch Window
March 4, 2024, 3:53 a.m. - March 4, 2024, 3:53 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
March 4, 2024, 3:53 a.m. - March 4, 2024, 3:53 a.m.
SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Launch success.
NET February 2024
NET February 18, pending completion of the pad conversion work after the Nova-C IM-1 launch.
Targeting February 22 if the IM-1 launch is delayed, or February 29 if it launches on time.
Adding approximate launch time on February 22
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
See DetailsThe Falcon 9 first stage B1083 has landed back at the launch site after its 1st flight.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.Crew Dragon 6 is the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched on the SpaceX DM-2 demonstration mission to the ISS.
Crew Dragon 2 Details
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Birth: Dec. 7, 1981
Age: 43
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Birth: April 16, 1959
Age: 66
Date of
Birth: July 15, 1982
Age: 43
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Birth: Nov. 3, 1970
Age: 54
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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