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ARCHIVED: NASA Commercial Crew
@Commercial_Crew
๐Ÿš€We are space explorers transporting humans to and from the @Space_Station through government-commercial partnerships! Verification: nasa.gov/socialmedia
Kennedy Space Center
Joined September 2011
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    The @SpaceX Crew Dragon has officially been in space for more than ๐Ÿ’ฏ days! The Crew-1 mission launched on Nov. 15, 2020 & arrived at the @Space_Station on Nov. 16, carrying Shannon Walker, @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_illini & @Astro_Soichi. They will return in late April/early May.
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    Launch Update ๐Ÿš€ @NASA and @SpaceX now are targeting Friday, April 23 at 5:49 a.m. ET for the launch of the Crew-2 mission to the @Space_Station due to unfavorable weather conditions along the flight path on Thursday. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3tC8IXO
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    Launch Alert ๐Ÿš€ @NASA and @SpaceX are targeting no earlier than April 20 for the launch of the second crew rotation mission with astronauts to the @Space_Station. The Crew-2 mission will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at @NASAKennedy. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/2NRezZz
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    Successful splashdown of the #CrewDragon right on time at 8:45 a.m. ET.
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    Commercial crew astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are getting familiar with operating inside @SpaceX's Crew Dragon, fully suited!
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    .@Astro_Doug & @AstroBehnken will spend one more night in space prior to returning to their homeland, Earth. While asleep, a six-minute departure phasing burn at 1:48 a.m. ET, Aug. 2 will set the spacecraft on the orbital path to a planned splashdown off the coast of Pensacola.
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    Just over a month ago, @AstroBehnken & @Astro_Doug launched to the @Space_Station aboard @SpaceX's Crew Dragon. This mission returned astronaut launches into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011. Learn more about the Commercial Crew Program go.nasa.gov/3ecv0r5
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    Human spaceflight is returning to America! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿš€ On May 27, @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug will launch on @SpaceX's #CrewDragon spacecraft from @NASAKennedy for the Demo-2 mission. #LaunchAmerica ๐Ÿ’ป: go.nasa.gov/3evX7T6
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    .@NASA and @SpaceX continue planning toward a Saturday, May 30, launch attempt of the Crew Dragon mission. Although the weather models for Saturday show an improvement in conditions, teams continue to monitor launch and down range weather: go.nasa.gov/3cfTiPt
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    The @SpaceX Crew Dragon is attached to the @Space_Station! It's a first for a commercially built & operated spacecraft designed for crew! #LaunchAmerica
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    Crew-1, welcome to your home for the next six months โ€“ the International @Space_Station! ๐ŸŽ‰ Celebrate with us by tuning in LIVE on @NASA TV for the welcome ceremony at 1:40 a.m. ET: nasa.gov/nasalive
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    The @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and #CrewDragon spacecraft that will be used for the In-Flight Abort test have arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Fla. for preparation ahead of the test!
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    .@NASA will provide live coverage of Crew-9โ€™s return to Earth from the @Space_Station, beginning with @SpaceX Dragon hatch closure preparations at 10:45pm ET Monday, March 17. Splashdown is slated for approximately 5:57pm Tuesday, March 18: nasa.gov/news-release/nโ€ฆ
    NASAโ€™s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the vestibule between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Clockwise from left, are NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
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    Tomorrow, @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug will fly from their home base at @NASA_Johnson to @NASAKennedy aboard an agency Gulfstream aircraft. โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿš€ Tune in to NASA TV at 4 p.m. ET on May 20 for the crew arrival news conference: go.nasa.gov/36gjkk8
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