NASA scheduled the first operational flight of the Dragon crew for Halloween

“The new target date will eliminate the conflict with the launch and arrival of Crew-1 from the upcoming launches and landings of Soyuz. This extra time is necessary to ensure that all open work, whether on the ground or aboard the station, is closed before the first crew’s arrival. The increased spacing will also provide a good opportunity for conduct. Additional tests to isolate the station’s atmospheric leak if needed.SpaceX continues to make progress in preparations for the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket, and the revised date provides teams additional time to complete open work prior to launch. ”

The mission will take NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, as well as Soishi Noguchi of the US Space Agency, to the International Space Station. He will stay there for six months. SpaceX Delivered The Crew Dragon spacecraft that will be used for this flight to Cape Canaveral, Florida, again in August. The capsule will be launched on top of the Launch Complex 39A Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Halloween at around 2:40 a.m. ET.

NASA says it is in the final stages of the data reviews needed to obtain company certification after Demo-2. It will broadcast a series of Informational briefings To provide updates on the certification process and on the Crew-1 mission beginning September 29, 11 AM ET.

News: We are now targeting 2:40 a.m. ET on Saturday October 31 to launch the program NASA And the Embed a Tweet Crew 1 mission to send astronauts to @ Space Station. Here is the latest #LaunchAmerica Update: https://t.co/UXtCHLq247 pic.twitter.com/szkUUQMVv1

Cathy Lueders (@KathyLueders) 29th September 2020