KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA is now scheduling the launch of its SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday.
This announcement comes after multiple delays to the Falcon 9 rocket launch, spurred by bad weather, an astronaut medical issue and the return of Crew-2, which splashed down off Florida’s coast Monday night.
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NASA officials said the weather looks good for the launch on Wednesday night.
SpaceX’s rocket will launch from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
The Crew-3 flight will carry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist; as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, also a mission specialist, to the space station for a six-month science mission, staying aboard for six months until about late April 2022.
Coverage of the launch begins at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is expected to dock around 7:10 p.m. the next day.