Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: ccpdragon spacecraftinternational space stationspacexkennedy space centerfalcon 9 rocketksclaunch complex 39acommercial crew program

Description: The four SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts complete suit up and checkout of their custom suits inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building suit room on April 27, 2022. The Crew-4 flight will carry Mission Commander Kjell Lindgren, Pilot Bob Hines, and Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins, all NASA astronauts, and Mission Specialist Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) on the Dragon spacecraft, dubbed Freedom by the mission’s crew. The astronauts are preparing for a 3:52 a.m. EDT launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.