NASA reveals the four astronauts all set to board the Crew Dragon in October

NASA and X's first collaboration turned out to be a success when Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made a successful splashdown returning from International Station (ISS). w, two research giants are all set to launch Crew Dragon craft and Falcon 9 rocket to ISS as a part of ncy's Commercial Crew Program. NASA recently revealed astronauts who will be boarding Crew Dragon craft and launching to ISS in October. Check out ir details below -

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Commercial Crew Program astronauts

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Michael Hopkins has been assigned as Crew Dragon commander, he has spent 166 days in earlier between 2013-14. Crew-1 will be piloted by Victor J. Glover, Jr. This will mark his first post-certification mission for NASA. Whereas Shann Walker will be mission specialist for Crew-1, she has previously spent 163 days in . While Hopkins, Walker, and Glover have been associated with NASA, fourth astronaut named Soichi guchi is associated with Japan Aero Exploration ncy (JAXA). 

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Crew-1 will be launching on October 23, 2020, date might experience some changes based on wear condition, as seen with launch earlier this year. mission will complete pending data reviews and certification following NASA's X Demo-2 flight which was first crewed flight test of a commercially-owned and operated human system. crew transportations system reportedly allows NASA to fly astronauts to station from American soil and ending its reliance on Russia to get access to ISS. 

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If scheduled launch takes place as planned, Crew Dragon will lift off around 5;50 AM EDT in order to get a predawn entry in orbit. launch time is subjected to change in order to adjust to re-boost maeuvres and aerodynamic drag of International Station. NASA and X are under collaboration for at least six crew rotation missions through 2024. NASA is reportedly committed to giving X funding of $3.1 Billion for development, testing, and operational flights of commercial Crew Dragon craft. six-month mission is scheduled to kick off on October 23, 2020. 

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