CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch their Crew-3 mission on Wednesday.
The launch has been delayed several times due to weather and a minor medical issue with one of the astronauts.
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting to launch the crewed mission at 9:03 p.m. Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer will launch on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket.
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According to NASA, the Crew Dragon Endurance is scheduled to dock with the space station around 7:10 p.m. Thursday.
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The Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. Crew Dragon Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the @Space_Station on Nov. 7.#Crew3 is targeted to launch no earlier than Nov. 10: https://t.co/tgoGo2KR69 pic.twitter.com/F25Dc2gLZd
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) November 6, 2021
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