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Jan. 5, 2024 NASA,
SpaceX Invite Media to Crew-8 Mission Launch to Space Station Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s eighth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endeavour spacecraft
that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. This mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is targeted for no earlier than mid-February from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space
Center in Florida. The launch will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; along
with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist. This is the first spaceflight for Dominick, Epps, and Grebenkin, and the third spaceflight for Barratt. Following a short handover period, astronauts from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission are scheduled for return to Earth aboard their SpaceX
Dragon Endurance spacecraft. Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-8 launch are as follows:
All accreditation requests must be submitted online at:
NASA’s
media accreditation policy is online. For questions about
accreditation or special logistical requests, please email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
Requests for space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections are due by Monday, Feb. 12. For other questions, please contact NASA 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, o Messod Bendayan: 256-930-1371. For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
-end- Joshua Finch Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Steve Siceloff / Danielle Sempsrott Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468 steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov /
danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov Leah Cheshier Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov |
