CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Another group of astronauts is set to lift off from the Space Coast this week.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew-3 mission will blast off from Launch Complex 39A Sunday morning at 2:21 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
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NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer make up the third crew rotation mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew program.
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On Monday, the Flight Readiness Review for the mission concluded, and teams will proceed for the planned Halloween launch.
The Flight Readiness Review for the #Crew3 mission has concluded and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff at 2:21am ET on Sunday, Oct. 31!
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) October 25, 2021
We'll be holding a media teleconference at 7:15pm ET to discuss the outcome: https://t.co/Fz1bcSczxD pic.twitter.com/qlWjnJM9MG
Launch viewing packages at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are sold out.
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If the launch goes off as scheduled, the crew will arrive at the space station just after midnight Monday, Nov. 1.
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