Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission successfully launched to the International Space Station on March 2 at 12:34 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoberg, United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Niyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev have launched a scientific mission to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon spacecraft Endeavour. The spacecraft was launched into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
“Crew-6 will be aboard the International Space Station, conducting more than 200 experiments that will help We To prepare for a mission to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, as well as improve life here on Earth. “We look forward to seeing all of this work,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a blog post. It added that SpaceX will monitor a series of automated spacecraft operations from its Mission Control Center in Hawthorne, California during Dragon’s flight. A NASA team will monitor all operations during the mission.
The International Space Station confirmed via tweet that SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor docked at the station’s Harmony Module at 1:40 a.m. ET today. The four crew members of Crew 6 will enter the orbital lab at approximately 3:18 p.m. The crew will then join NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Nicole Mann and Josh Quesada on the Expedition 68 mission. NASA has confirmed that there will be about 11 crew members in space at a time until Crew 5 members return to Earth a few days later.
Campaign 68 started in September 2022 and will end in March 2023. The mission primarily includes research investigations focused on biology, earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development, providing the basis for continued human spaceflight beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. .
Role of staff-6
The Crew-6 mission continues to conduct cutting-edge scientific research that will help prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, as well as practical applications for it. Life on the ground. Experiments being conducted include studying how certain materials burn in microgravity, tissue chip research focusing on heart, brain and cartilage functions, and investigations into collecting microbial samples from outside the space station. The mission will carry hundreds of other science experiments and technology demonstrations, demonstrating the vast potential of space exploration.
“Research conducted on the space station benefits people on Earth and paves the way for future long-duration trips to the Moon and beyond through NASA’s Artemis mission,” NASA says.
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