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NASA will provide coverage pertaining to the a SpaceX Crew-9 return to Earth from the International Space Station at 10:45 PM EDT where the hatch of the Dragon spacecraft gets closed. They will start coverage when the spacecraft hatch begin closing. \n\nNASA along with SpaceX arranged a meeting on Sunday for a look at the weather and splashdown conditions in the ocean next to the coastline of Florida. Mission operators are planning to return earlier for crew 9 based on the favorable conditions on the March 18th evening from Tuesday. The updated target and timeframe will give ample time to the crew members on the rocket station to finish complete duties before using up the rest of the week’s time and makes the bad weather operationally flexible. \n\nSuni Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore as NASA team and Aleksandr Gorbunov as a Roscosmos teammate make up the existing team in orbiting space lab carrying out time sensitive research which needs to be completed and brought back to Earth.\n\nThe rest of the trip’s management will be looking out the window of some sea based adjustments while explaining rocket undocking, the spacecraft condition, positioning of the recovery team, and the external temperature. A portion of the landing place will be decided later and communication from NASA and SpaceX.
You can follow the NASA+ coverage and return activities of Crew-9 here. NASA content can be accessed from different platforms including social media. Check this link for further details: https://www.nasa.gov/live.
The planned timeframe for Crew-9's return to NASA's operations live coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):
Monday, March 17
10:45 p.m. – NASA+ begins coverage for Hatch closing at 10:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18
12:45 a.m. – NASA+ coverage begins for Undocking at 12:45 p.m.
1:05 a.m. – Undocking.
After Undocking coverage, audio only will be provided for the rest of the show.
Depending on the weather at the splashdown locations, coverage on NASA+ will begin March 18 covering the period before the deorbit burn.
4:45 PM Coverage resumes on NASA+ 5:11 PM Deorbit burn (time is approximate) 5:57 PM Estimated splashdown 7:30 PM The Return-to-Earth media conference on NASA + features the following: - Joel Montalbano, Deputy Associate Administrator NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate - Steve Stich, Manager NASA’s Commercial Crew Program - Bill Spetch, Operations Integration Manager NASA’s International Space Station Program - Sarah Walker, Director Dragon Mission Management SpaceX All US-based reporters wishing to attend in person need to call the newsroom at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston before 1PM Tuesday, March 18 for the meeting. The number is 281-483-5111 or jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. International reporters willing to participate through the phone need to reach out to NASA Johnson before 3 PM on the day of the event. The Agency’s media credentialing policy can be found here. Get complete mission coverage, NASA’s commercial crew blog, and details about the Crew-9 mission here: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew -end- Joshua Finch/Jimi Russell Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov / james.j.russell@nasa.gov Kenna Pell/Sandra Jones Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kenna.m.pell@nasa.gov / sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov Steve Siceloff/Stephanie Plucinsky Kennedy Space Center Florida 321-867-2468 steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov / stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov
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