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& announced a 1 day delay for / launch, now 1:45amET Mon Feb 27 (West Coast viewers: 10:45pmPT Sun Feb 26) https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/21/nasa-spacex-announce-update-to-crew-6-mission/

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"Rocket Raised to Vertical Position for ’s Launch" by @NASA / @Commercial_Crew - & moved to vertical (launch) position at Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A for early Monday morning launch (late Sunday for West Coast viewers) to ISS https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/23/rocket-raised-to-vertical-position-for-nasas-spacex-crew-6-launch/

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"Flight Crew, Launch Teams Set for Countdown Dress Rehearsal" by NASA Commercial Crew - Late night rehearsal tonight for late Sunday/early Monday launch https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/23/flight-crew-launch-teams-set-for-crew-6-countdown-dress-rehearsal/

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"Crew-6 ‘Go’ for Launch Following Successful Launch Readiness Review" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - NASA TV coverage begins tonight 10:15pm ET, launch 1:45am ET; then 25 hours to docking https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/25/crew-6-go-for-launch-following-successful-launch-readiness-review/

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95% "go" for launch tonight from NASA Kennedy Space Center, according to US Space Force 45th Weather Squadron. 5% chance of violation of cumulus cloud rule.

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AstroHawk,
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astronauts left the building and entered the vehicles for the trip to Pad 39A.

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AstroHawk,
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astronauts left the building and entered the vehicles for the trip to Pad 39A.

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AstroHawk,
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As pilot (2nd in command) Woody Hoburg @Astro_Woody sat down, the CapCom astronaut in Mission Control told him he was wearing a shirt they had talked about. Good time to mention I wore a SpaceX Dragon t-shirt for the launch.

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AstroHawk,
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posted tonight's launch timeline for launch. If it doesn't launch tonight, the schedule times would be adjusted to match ISS's orbit at the next launch opportunity. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/26/a-look-at-key-milestones-for-nasas-spacex-crew-6-launch/

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AstroHawk,
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30 minutes to launch, propellant loading in progress /

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tdp, to Engineering

The scale of these things just isn't comprehensible from photos alone.

#engineering #space #spacex #starship #falcon9

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