{"id":118754,"date":"2021-04-26T11:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T18:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=118754"},"modified":"2021-04-26T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T18:29:24","slug":"nasa-to-air-live-coverage-of-spacex-crew-1-astronauts-return-to-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=118754","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Air Live Coverage of SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts\u2019 Return to Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Huston, TX…NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency\u2019s\u00a0SpaceX Crew-1 mission<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/a>NASA\u00a0astronauts\u00a0Michael Hopkins<\/a>,\u00a0Victor Glover<\/a>, and\u00a0Shannon Walker<\/a>, and\u00a0Soichi Noguchi<\/a>\u00a0of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) from the\u00a0International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Clockwise from bottom right are Expedition 64 Flight Engineers and SpaceX Crew-1 members Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi. Credits: NASA<\/p>\n

The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, is scheduled to undock from the space station to begin the journey home at 7:05 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 28. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:40 p.m. for the splashdown and conclusion of the Crew-1 mission. The return to Earth \u2013 and activities leading up to the return \u2013 will air live on NASA Television, the\u00a0NASA App<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crew-1 is the first of six crewed missions NASA and SpaceX will fly as part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Crew Program, which worked\u00a0with the U.S. aerospace industry to return launches with astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.<\/p>\n

In advance of departure from the space station, Crew-1 astronaut and station Commander Shannon Walker of NASA will hand over command of the station to JAXA astronaut and\u00a0Crew-2<\/a>\u00a0member Akihiko Hoshide during a change of command and farewell event.<\/p>\n

The Crew Dragon will autonomously undock, depart the space station, and splash down at one of seven targeted landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Resilience also will return to Earth important and time-sensitive research. For normal\u00a0crew rescue and recovery operations<\/a>, the NASA and SpaceX teams select two primary splashdown locations from the seven possible locations about two weeks prior to return, with additional decision milestones taking place prior to crew boarding the spacecraft, during free flight, and before Crew Dragon performs a deorbit burn.<\/p>\n

NASA and SpaceX closely coordinate with the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a 10-nautical-mile safety zone around the expected splashdown location to ensure safety for the public and for those involved in the recovery operations, as well as the crew aboard the returning spacecraft.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-1 return coverage is as follows (all times are Eastern):<\/p>\n

Monday, April 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. \u2013\u00a0Crew-1 final news conference<\/a>\u00a0aboard the International Space Station<\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:25 p.m. \u2013 Change of Command and Crew-1 farewell remarks aboard the International Space Station<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

4:45 a.m. \u2013 NASA TV coverage begins for 5 a.m. hatch closure<\/p>\n

6:45 a.m. \u2013 NASA TV coverage begins for the 7:05 a.m. undocking<\/p>\n

12:40 p.m. \u2013 Splashdown (NASA TV will provide continuous coverage from undocking to splashdown)<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m. \u2013 Return to Earth news conference at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, with the following participants:<\/p>\n