Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: ccpdragon spacecraftinternational space stationlaunch pad 39aspacexkennedy space centerfalcon 9 rocketcrew-4commercial crew program

Description: The SpaceX closeout crew closes the hatch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft and checks for hatch leaks at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 27, 2022. Inside the Crew Dragon are the NASA SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts. 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 a Falcon 9 rocket from Pad 39A.