A Look at Today’s Launch Milestones
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We’re about 4 hours away from the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. Below are key milestones leading up to launch, along with critical events that occur shortly after liftoff. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space […] The post A Look at Today’s Launch Milestones appeared first on NASA Science .
We’re about 4 hours away from the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. Below are key milestones leading up to launch, along with critical events that occur shortly after liftoff. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Time Event ( All times approximate )
7:00 a.m. | Suit donning and checkouts 7:40 a.m. | Crew walkout from Neil A. Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building 7:45 a.m. | Crew transportation to launch pad 8:05 a.m. | Crew arrives at pad and ascends tower 8:34 a.m. | Crew enters SpaceX Dragon spacecraft 8:50 a.m. | Communication check 8:55 a.m. | Seat rotation 9:00 a.m. | Suit leak checks 9:15 a.m. | Hatch close 10:25 a.m. | SpaceX launch director verifies go for propellant load 10:28 a.m. | Crew access arm retracts 10:31 a.m. | Dragon’s launch escape system is armed 10:35 a.m. | RP‑1 loading begins 10:35 a.m. | 1st stage liquid oxygen loading begins 10:54 a.m. | 2nd stage liquid oxygen loading begins 11:03 a.m. | Falcon 9 begins engine chill 11:09 a.m. | Dragon transitions to internal power 11:09 a.m. | Command flight computer begins final prelaunch checks 11:09 a.m. | Propellant tank pressurization begins 11:09 a.m. | SpaceX launch director verifies go for launch 11:09 a.m. | Engine ignition sequence start 11:10 a.m. | Falcon 9 liftoff 11:11 a.m. | Max Q 11:12 a.m. | 1st stage main engine cutoff 11:12 a.m. | Stage separation 11:12 a.m. | Stage 1 flip 11:12 a.m. | Second stage engine start ‑1 11:12 a.m. | Boostback burn starts 11:13 a.m. | Boostback burn ends 11:16 a.m. | 1st stage entry burn begins 11:16 a.m. | 1st stage entry burn ends 11:17 a.m. | Landing burn begins 11:17 a.m. | 1st stage landing 11:18 a.m. | Second stage engine cutoff ‑1 11:19 a.m. | Dragon separates from 2nd stage 11:20 a.m. | Dragon nosecone open sequence begins
NASA’s live launch broadcast begins at 9:20 a.m. and streams through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
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