F9: Crew Dragon Crew-3 to ISS

[Dr Mordrid]

Enter: Crew Dragon C210 Endurance

Date: October 30, 2021
Time: 0243 Eastern (0643 GMT)
Pad: KSC LC-39A
Booster: B1067.2
Booster recovery: Droneship
Vehicle: C210.1 Endurance (maiden flight, 3 more under construction)

Crew

Commander: Raja Chari, NASA
Pilot: Thomas Marshburn, NASA
Mission Specialist 1: Matthias Maurer, ESA
Mission Specialist 2: Stephanie Wilson, NASA

[Dr Mordrid]

Thomas Burghardt @TGMetsFan98
The launch of SpaceX Crew-3 has been delayed until no earlier than Wednesday, November 3 at 1:10 AM EDT due to downrange weather.

https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1454324348383281155

[Dr Mordrid]

Crew-3 postponed until at least Nov 6 - crew health issue. No rumors as to who/what.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NASA PR) — NASA is delaying the upcoming launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members. The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19. The launch to the International Space Station was planned for Wednesday, Nov. 3.

The agency takes every effort to protect the crew prior to its launch through a health stabilization plan. Crew-3 astronauts will remain in quarantine at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida while preparing for their launch.

Teams will continue to monitor crew health as they evaluate potential launch opportunities at the end of the week. The earliest possible opportunity for launch is 11:36 p.m. EDT Saturday, Nov. 6.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are in good shape and will remain at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy.

The Crew-3 flight will carry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander; Tom Marshburn, pilot; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist; as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, who will serve as a mission specialist, to the space station for a six-month science mission, staying aboard until late April 2022.
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