Space fans have had much to celebrate this week, with the successful landing of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon<\/a>, and the upcoming launch of Japan’s XRISM<\/a> mission.<\/p> And as if that wasn’t enough, this morning will see the launch of the latest SpaceX Crew mission to the ISS.<\/p> Read on to find out more about the mission and how you can watch it.<\/p>\n SpaceX Crew-7 includes mission commander and NASA astronaut Jasmine Moghbeli, who is taking her first flight into space.<\/p> Moghbeli was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017.<\/p> 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.<\/p> Mogensen will serve as Expedition 69\/7 flight engineer onboard the Space Station.<\/p> Also included in the crew is JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Russian Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov.<\/p> Both join the mission as mission specialists.<\/p> NASA\u2019s 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.<\/p> Once in orbit the spacecraft, named Endurance, will rendezvous with and dock with the International Space Station.<\/p> Once onboard, Crew-7 will join the 7-member crew of Expedition 69.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p> Their experiments will include the collection of microbial samples from outside the Space Station.<\/p> 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.<\/p> All in all, over 200 science experiments will take place during the Crew-7 mission.<\/p>\n Crew-7 will also welcome the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon and Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft.<\/p> 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\u2019s Dream Chaser during their expedition.<\/p> Find out more about the mission by downloading the Crew-7 mission overview (PDF)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p> You can watch the launch of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission live via NASA TV below.<\/p> ![\"NASA\u2019s](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/08\/spacex-crew-7-scaled.jpeg?fit=800%2C501\")
Crew-7’s science experiments<\/strong><\/h2>
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How to watch the Crew-7 launch live<\/strong><\/h2>