The joint efforts of NASA and SpaceX Crew-10 mission is a pathway to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a conventional crew rotation. This will also facilitate the return of our astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, who are trapped in space.
The task is now entering the next stage, Crew Dragon Spacecraft Prepare for its scheduled “rendezvous, docking and hatching opening” Sunday, March 16.
according to NASA’s schedule, The docking process will be in 11:30 pm ET (9:00 AM, March 16), Then in 1:05 am ET (10:35 am IST on March 16).
After the dock, crew 10 astronauts will be greeted at the station, while the Crew-9 will be approximately 1:40 a.m. ET (11:10 a.m. March 16).
SpaceX successfully launched Crew-10 on Friday, launching a crucial mission Wilmore and Williams return to Earth. Falcon 9 rocket, carrying crew dragon capsules, immediately 7:00 pm New York time (Sat 4:30 AM IST) from NASA is located in the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
About 10 minutes after launching, the capsule separated from the rocket’s upper layer, and SpaceX confirmed that Crew-10 was heading to the ISS.
In space flight terms, rendezvous means that two spacecraft align their orbits to satisfy orbits, while docking occurs when physically connected. During this mission, Crew Dragon will be automatically or manually connected to the ISS. Once safely docked, the astronauts will check for air leakage before making hatch openings, allowing crew members 10 to enter the station.
After docking, the crew will transition from its spacious suite to prepare for unloading cargo and finally open the hatch between Dragon Spacecraft and the International Space Station. 1:05 am ET (10:35 am IST) exist Sunday, March 16.
With the arrival of Crew-10, ISS will temporarily host 11 astronauts. The new team will join NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore and Don Pettit in Roscosmos Cosmonauts Aleksandr Gorbunov, Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. After a brief switch period, The Hague, Williams, Wilmore and Gobnov It was originally scheduled not earlier than Wednesday, March 19.
Before Crew-9 leaves, the mission team will assess the weather conditions at potential splash sites near the Florida coast to ensure a safe landing.
this Crew-10 Team By NASA astronaut Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian astronaut Kirill Peskov. As part of NASA’s ongoing crew rotation strategy, the incoming team will conduct a two-day switching process before the current crew, including Wilmore and Williams.
Williams and Wilmore plan to set out first 4:00 am ET (1:30 pm IST) exist Wednesday, March 19;return Earth After a task that was originally planned for only eight days but extended to more than nine months. They will also arrive via the Crew Dragon spacecraft accompanied by NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
Initially, Williams and Wilmore arrived at the ISS on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June and expected a short week of accommodation. However, Starliner’s technical issues made their return unsafe, causing NASA to expand the mission and schedule their return on SpaceX vehicles. This unexpected delay extends their stay to nearly 9 months.
The extended mission has attracted national attention and attention, such as former U.S. President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk commented on the situation. Meanwhile, the CREW-10 will remain on the ISS for about six months, focusing on scientific research in areas such as moon navigation, flammability of materials and the impact of space on the human body.
