Crew-9 Launch Thread!
Crew-9 Launch Thread!
Welcome to the SpaceX Crew-9 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Time to pick up Butch and Suni!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-09-28, 17:17:21 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-09-28, 13:17:21 (ET) |
| Docking scheduled for (UTC) | |
| Mission | Crew-9 |
| Launch site | LC-40, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. |
| Booster | B1085-2 |
| Landing | LZ-1 |
| Dragon | C212-4 (Freedom) |
| Commander | Nick Hague 🇺🇸 |
| Mission Specialist | Aleksandr Gorbunov 🇷🇺 |
| Mission success criteria | Successful launch and docking to the ISS |
Note: This mission is launching with two empty seats for returning Barry E. Wilmore 🇺🇸 and Sunita Williams 🇺🇸 from the ISS.
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| NASA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKXtysRx0b4 |
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvMUVxflvxI |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eKnPK5RswM |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLZpj_rtzEo |
| Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X67-Y-jJx40 |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnQO8rN4nq8 |
| SpaceX | |
| The Space Devs |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight, c/SpaceX, and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 1st crewed Dragon launch from SLC-40
☑️ 45th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 11 day turnaround for this pad
☑️ 46th landing on LZ-1
☑️ 24th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 354th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 93rd Falcon 9 mission this year, 379th Falcon 9 mission overall
☑️ 94th SpaceX mission of 2024, 394th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)
☑️ 96th SpaceX launch this year, 408th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)
Mission info
SpaceX Crew-9 is the ninth operational crewed rotation mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. The original intended crew comprised Commander Zena Cardman, Pilot Nick Hague, Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov.
NASA has since decided to launch Crew-9 with only 2 crew members to allow the 2 Starliner CFT crew to return on Crew-9. The mission's commander will be Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov will be a mission specialist.
SECO, nominal orbital insertion.
Dragon launch escape system has been disarmed.
Dragon separation confirmed.
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
Nosecone deploy in progress.
The Zero-G indicator is a toy stuffed falcon, which also flew with Nick Hague aboard Soyuz MS-12.
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1838779785671233840
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete. Targeting Saturday, September 28 for launch of Crew-9 to the @space_station
Teams will lower and roll Falcon 9 and Dragon back to the hangar at pad 40 tonight due to Tropical Storm Helene’s unfavorable impact on weather conditions at the launch site on Thursday
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1838970233362772355
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https://x.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1839682183801213305
With Hurricane Helene out of the way, Crew-9 is back outside at pad 40. Shown below are two of the critical teams that support launch at the Cape. Both the Safety and Pad teams work 24/7, 365 to keep the machine running and our team safe. A huge thank you to the men and women of SpaceX for their dedication to making life multi planetary!!!
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https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1839854813758271857
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NASA webcast is live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKXtysRx0b4
Nick and Aleksandr have boarded dragon, hatch is closed, and closeout teams are exiting the crew access arm.
Crew have closed their visors and are arming the launch escape system.
Edit: Launch escape system is armed, weather is 70% go.
Liftoff!
Stage 1 LOX load is complete.
Stage 2 LOX load is complete.
Stage 1 engine chill has started.
Stage 1 fuel load is complete.
Strongback retract has started.
Webcast coverage ending. Docking scheduled for 2024-09-29 21:27 UTC.
Crew access arm retraction is underway.
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and stage 1 boostback burn.
Tanks are venting for the start of propellant load.
Edit: Propellant load has started.
Stage 2 fuel load is complete.
Stage 2 LOX load has started.
SpaceX docking webcast: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1840474179973599415
Capture confirmed: https://x.com/NASA/status/1840505651648499731
Hatch opened: https://x.com/NASA/status/1840538710221218122
Welcome ceremony: https://x.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1840540675919544704
