Four astronauts from four countries are about to embark on a long journey into space.
The SpaceX Crew-7 mission will launch before the International Space Station on Friday (Aug. 25). 3:50 am EDT (0750 GMT) With four astronauts. Launch times may change due to weather or technical factors.
You can see Live broadcast Launches on YouTube, with a feed from NASA TV Thursday (Aug. 24) 11:45 p.m. EDT (0345 GMT Friday, August 25). The video will continue until the SpaceX Crew Dragon reaches orbit.
Crew-7 includes NASA astronaut Jasmine Mokbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Konstantin Borisov of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos.
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What is the launch time of Crew-7 with 4 astronauts?
NASA plans to operate Live broadcast The agency’s YouTube channel will launch Thursday (Aug. 24) at 11:45 p.m. EDT (0345 GMT Friday, Aug. 25). Broadcasts will continue until Crew Dragon is inserted into Earth orbit.
After that when the video stops, the audio continues on this NASA YouTube channel Until the ISS docking. The video will then resume on NASA’s main YouTube channel Saturday, August 27 at 12:15 am EDT (0415 GMT). Again, this time can change depending on how the work is going.
Can we watch Crew-7 release online?
You can see Live broadcast Also visible above this article, on YouTube Thursday (Aug. 24) at 11:45 p.m. EDT (0345 GMT Friday, Aug. 25).
The exact broadcast length is unknown at this time as it depends on the mission and its progress. Things can change quickly, but we’ll keep you posted on key milestones.
Who rides aboard Crew-7?
Four astronauts will ride on Crew-7, each from a different country.
The team includes NASA astronaut Jasmine Mokbeli, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Konstantin Borisov of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos.
Both Moghbeli and Borisov are on their maiden flight, which will make Moghbeli the second Iranian-American in space after Anoshe Ansari, the first female space tourist. (Ansari visited the ISS himself in 2006.) Mogensen and Furukawa have each been to space once, and have stayed on the ISS.
This story was updated at 8 a.m. EDT on August 24 to reflect the new publication time.
