Upcoming Crew-6 NASA TV Events

by Sumer Loggins | 2023-02-28

The launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 is now targeted for Wednesday, March 1 at 11:34 p.m. CT.

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission.

All Times Central, Tune In for Each Event Here.

Wednesday, March 1: Live Launch Coverage

7:45 p.m. – Coverage of the Launch of the SpaceX/NASA Crew-6 Crew (Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, Fedyaev) to the International Space Station – Kennedy Space Center/Johnson Space Center/Hawthorne, CA.

11:34 p.m. – Launch

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The four SpaceX Crew-6 members (from left) Andrey Fedyaev, Stephen Bowen, Warren “Woody” Hoburg, and Sultan Alneyadi, pose for a portrait at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

Early AM Thursday, March 2: Launch, Post-Launch News Conference

Following conclusion of launch and ascent coverage, NASA coverage of agency’s Crew-6 flight to the space station will continue with audio only, with full coverage resuming at the start of the arrival broadcast. Viewers can continue to listen to real-time audio between Crew-6 and flight controllers at NASA’s Mission Audio stream, which also includes conversations with astronauts aboard the space station and a live video feed from the orbiting laboratory.

1:30 a.m. (approximately) – SpaceX/NASA Crew-6 Post-Launch News Conference – Kennedy Space Center

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy  
Dina Contella, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center 
Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Program, SpaceX 
Salem AlMarri, director general, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

Late PM Thursday, March 2 into Friday, March 3: Rendezvous, Docking, Hatch Opening, and Welcome Ceremony

10:30 p.m. – Coverage of the Rendezvous, Docking, Hatch Opening, and Welcome Ceremony of the SpaceX/NASA Crew-6 Crew at the International Space Station begins

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Endeavour atop is pictured during a sunset at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Friday, March 3: Rendezvous, Docking, Hatch Opening, and Welcome Ceremony

12:17 a.m. – Docking to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module 

1:55 a.m. – Hatch Opening 

2:40 a.m. – Welcome Ceremony 

The Crew-6 launch will carry two NASA astronauts, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Warren Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, who will serve as mission specialists to the space station.

Follow Crew-6 countdown coverage on the launch blog at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew and the International Space Station blog at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/