Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-8

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-8
Start: 2024-03-04T03:53:38.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

SpaceX's 331st launch · 20th this year · humanity's 6,631st orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--March 4, 2024 · 03:53 UTCAdd to calendar

Success90% go

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Weather concerns: Flight Through Precipitation, Anvil Cloud Rule

Window: Mar 4, 03:53 – Mar 4, 03:53 UTC

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Crew-8

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.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Crew

Michael BarrattPilot · NASA
Jeanette J. EppsMission Specialist · NASA
Matthew DominickCommander · NASA
Alexander GrebenkinMission Specialist · RFSA

Booster

B1083 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · zone record 53/54

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast) — NASA
Crew-8 Mission | Launch — SpaceX

Flight timeline

T−45MGO for Prop Load
T−42MCrew Access Arm Retract
T−39MDragon LES Arm
T−35MProp Load
T−35MStage 1 LOX Load
T−16MStage 2 LOX Load
T−7MEngine Chill
T−5MDragon Internal Power
T−1MStartup
T−1MTank Press
T−45SGO for Launch
T−3SIgnition
P0DLiftoff
T+58SMax-Q
T+2M26SMECO
T+2M29SStage 2 Separation
T+2M37SSES-1
T+2M43SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
T+3M30SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
T+6M16SEntry Burn Startup
T+6M27SEntry Burn Shutdown
T+7M21SStage 1 Landing Burn
T+7M38SStage 1 Landing
T+8M49SSECO-1
T+11M55SDragon Separation
T+12M43SDragon Nosecode Open

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/4/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/3/2024 · source
Scrubbed due to ascent corridor high winds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/3/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/3/2024 · source
Delayed to March 3rd (UTC) due to unfavorable ascent corridor weather
hitura-nobad · 2/29/2024 · source
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/28/2024 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 39A

Local pad time: Mar 3, 10:53 PM EST

222 launches from this pad · 281 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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