Find out how to watch the live launch of the new SpaceX crewed mission to the ISS.
Watch SpaceX Crew-7’s launch to the International Space Station live
On Friday 25 August, the SpaceX Crew-7 mission is set to launch to the International Space Station, and you can watch the livestream of the launch via NASA TV.
Space fans have had much to celebrate this week, with the successful landing of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon, and the upcoming launch of Japan’s XRISM mission.
And as if that wasn’t enough, this morning will see the launch of the latest SpaceX Crew mission to the ISS.
Read on to find out more about the mission and how you can watch it.
SpaceX Crew-7 includes mission commander and NASA astronaut Jasmine Moghbeli, who is taking her first flight into space.
Moghbeli was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017.
It also includes veteran ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, who became the first Danish citizen in space during his 10-day mission to the ISS in 2015.
Mogensen will serve as Expedition 69/7 flight engineer onboard the Space Station.
Also included in the crew is JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Russian Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov.
Both join the mission as mission specialists.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is set to launch to the International Space Station at 03:50 EDT (08:50 UTC / 09:50 BST) on 25 August.
Once in orbit the spacecraft, named Endurance, will rendezvous with and dock with the International Space Station.
Once onboard, Crew-7 will join the 7-member crew of Expedition 69.
Crew-7’s science experiments
During their mission, Crew-7 are tasked with conducting scientific research into long-duration human spaceflight, as part of preparations for crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit.
Their experiments will include the collection of microbial samples from outside the Space Station.
They will also undertake a European Space Agency study of how astronauts’ sleep differs to normal sleep on Earth, and the physiological impacts of sleeping in space.
All in all, over 200 science experiments will take place during the Crew-7 mission.
Crew-7 will also welcome the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon and Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft.
During the mission, the crew will see the arrival of Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts, the Axiom Mission-3 crew, and the first cargo flight of Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser during their expedition.
Find out more about the mission by downloading the Crew-7 mission overview (PDF)
How to watch the Crew-7 launch live
You can watch the launch of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission live via NASA TV below.