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Crew-9 Launch Thread! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 19 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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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 | |

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| | 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 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ| | Mission Specialist | Aleksandr Gorbunov πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί| | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and docking to the ISS |

Note: This mission is launching with two empty seats for returning Barry E. Wilmore πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ and Sunita Williams πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ from the ISS.

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | 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:

β˜‘οΈ 1st crewed Dragon launch from SLC-40

β˜‘οΈ 45th launch from SLC-40 this year

β˜‘οΈ 11 day turnaround for this pad

β˜‘οΈ 46th landing on LZ-1

β˜‘οΈ 24th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

β˜‘οΈ 354th Falcon Family Booster landing

β˜‘οΈ 93rd Falcon 9 mission this year, 379th Falcon 9 mission overall

β˜‘οΈ 94th SpaceX mission of 2024, 394th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

β˜‘οΈ 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.

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

Dragon separation confirmed.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

SECO, nominal orbital insertion.

Dragon launch escape system has been disarmed.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Webcast coverage ending. Docking scheduled for 2024-09-29 21:27 UTC.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Nosecone deploy in progress.

The Zero-G indicator is a toy stuffed falcon, which also flew with Nick Hague aboard Soyuz MS-12.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and stage 1 boostback burn.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Liftoff!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Stage 1 LOX load is complete.

Stage 2 LOX load is complete.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Stage 1 engine chill has started.

Stage 1 fuel load is complete.

Strongback retract has started.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Stage 2 LOX load has started.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Stage 2 fuel load is complete.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Tanks are venting for the start of propellant load.

Edit: Propellant load has started.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Crew have closed their visors and are arming the launch escape system.

Edit: Launch escape system is armed, weather is 70% go.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Crew access arm retraction is underway.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

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.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

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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