| April 14, 2022 RELEASE M22-052 Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission sending astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch is targeted for 5:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 23, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed by Crew-4 as Freedom, is scheduled to dock to the space station at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 24. Prelaunch activities, along with launch and docking will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. The Crew-4 flight will carry Mission Commander Kjell Lindgren, Pilot Bob Hines, and Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins, all of NASA, and Mission Specialist Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency), to the space station for a science expedition in microgravity. The mission is the fourth crew rotation to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket and the fifth SpaceX flight with NASA astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight in 2020 to the space station, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. More information about media accreditation is available by emailing: ksc-media-accreditat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. All media participation in the following news conferences will be virtual except where specifically listed below. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern): Friday, April 15 5 p.m. (approximately) – Flight readiness review media teleconference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the review) with the following participants:
Media may ask questions via phone only. The teleconference audio will stream on nasa.gov/live. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 4 p.m. Friday, April 15, at: ksc-newsroom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Monday, April 18 12:30 p.m. (approximately) – Crew arrival media event at Kennedy on the NASA Television Media Channel with the following participants (limited to previously confirmed in-person media only):
No teleconference option is available for this event. Tuesday, April 19 6:30 a.m. – Virtual crew media engagement at Kennedy with Crew-4 astronauts on NASA Television:
Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour prior to the start of event at: ksc-newsroom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Thursday, April 21 9:30 p.m. (approximately) – Prelaunch news teleconference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the launch readiness review) with the following participants:
Media may ask questions via phone only. The teleconference audio will stream on nasa.gov/live. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 8:30 p.m. on April 21 at: ksc-newsroom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Friday, April 22 10 a.m. – NASA Administrator Media Briefing on NASA Television with the following participants:
Media may ask questions in-person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 9 a.m. on Friday, April 22, at: ksc-newsroom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Saturday, April 23 1:45 a.m. – NASA Television launch commentary coverage begins 5:26 a.m. – Launch 7 a.m. (approximately) - Postlaunch news conference on NASA Television
Media may ask questions in-person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, at: ksc-newsroom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Sunday, April 24 6 a.m.– Docking 7:50 a.m. – Hatch Opening 8:15 a.m. – Welcome Ceremony from the International Space Station with the following participants:
NASA TV Launch Coverage NASA TV live coverage will begin at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 23. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit: Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135. NASA Website Launch Coverage Launch day coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission will be available on the agency’s website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast. Attend the launch virtually Members of the public can register to attend this launch virtually. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch. Watch and engage on social media Let people know you're following the mission on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram by using the hashtags #Dragon and #NASASocial. You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts: Twitter: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS National Lab, @SpaceX Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS National Lab Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab, @SpaceX Did you know NASA has Spanish language social accounts called NASA en Espanol? Make sure to check out NASA en Espanol on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube for more coverage on Crew-4. 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 antonia.jaramillobotero@xxxxxxxx. NASA will provide a live video feed of Launch Complex 39A approximately 48-hours prior to the planned liftoff of the Crew-4 mission. Pending unlikely technical issues, the feed will be uninterrupted until the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA TV, approximately four hours prior to launch. Once the feed is live, you will find it here: http://youtube.com/kscnewsroom NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. For NASA's launch blog and more information about the mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew -end- | ||
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