NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch

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	July 05, 2023  MEDIA ADVISORY M23-083 NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch 53013215244_dce77cbd51_o.jpg NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 portrait. The Crew-7 mission will carry NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov. Credits: NASA/Bill Stafford and Robert Markowitz Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s seventh rotational mission of a SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station. The earliest targeted launch date for the NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is Tuesday, Aug. 15, from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch of Dragon, named Endurance, will carry NASA astronaut and mission commander Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and pilot Andreas Mogensen, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov as mission specialists. This is the first spaceflight for Moghbeli and Borisov, and second flight for Mogensen and Furukawa. Following a handover period, crew members from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are scheduled for return to Earth aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft named Endeavour. Media accreditation deadlines for the Crew-7 launch are as follows: U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media must apply by 11:59 p.m. EDT Monday, July 31 International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 All accreditation requests should be submitted online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov For questions about accreditation, please email: ksc-media-accreditat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. If you have special logistical requests, such as space for satellite trucks, tents, or electrical connections, please send your request to: ksc-media-accreditat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx by Tuesday, July 18. 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-
	Press Contacts Joshua Finch / Lora Bleacher Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 joshua.a.finch@xxxxxxxx / lora.v.bleacher@xxxxxxxx Heather Scott / Danielle Sempsrott Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 heather.l.scott@xxxxxxxx  / danielle.c.sempsrott@xxxxxxxx Leah Cheshier Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 leah.d.cheshier@xxxxxxxx
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