NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch

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	December 21, 2022  MEDIA ADVISORY M22-186 NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch space_x_crew_6.jpg (Aug. 11, 2022) --- The four crew members that comprise the SpaceX Crew-6 mission pose for a photo in their spacesuits during a training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, Commander Stephen Bowen, and Mission Specialist Sultan Al Neyadi. Credits: SpaceX Media accreditation is now open for the launch of the sixth SpaceX commercial crew mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The earliest targeted launch date for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is mid-February 2023, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, mated atop a Falcon 9 rocket will carry two NASA astronauts, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen, and Pilot Woody Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who will join as mission specialists. This is the first spaceflight for Hoburg, Al Neyadi, and Fedyaev. It is the fourth mission to space for Bowen. Following a handover period on the space station, crew members from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission will return to Earth aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Endurance. Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-6 launch are as follows: U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media must apply by 11:59 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 31. International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5. All accreditation requests should be submitted online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov For questions about accreditation, please email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. Any special logistical requests, such as space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections, should be requested to NASA Kennedy by Friday, Feb. 4 at: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. For other questions, please contact Kennedy’s newsroom at 321-867-2468. Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo: 321-501-8425. For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew -end-
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