{"id":11044,"date":"2023-03-02T01:09:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/crew-6-mission-timeline\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T01:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:09:31","slug":"crew-6-mission-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/crew-6-mission-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Crew-6 mission timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The timeline below covers major vehicle and crew activities during the Crew-5 countdown and rendezvous with the International Space Station. All times assume liftoff of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center at 12:34:14 a.m. EST (1534:14 GMT) on March 2. All times in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5).<\/p>\n<p><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7:04:57 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Chief engineer launch readiness briefing<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:34:57 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Launch shift arrives in Firing Room 4<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:34:57 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dragon IMU align\/configure for launch<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:04:57 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Dragon prop pressurization<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:09:57 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Dragon launch escape system health checks<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:16:57 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew weather brief<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:26:57 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew handoff to SpaceX<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:34:57 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Suit donning and checkouts<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:34:57 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Readiness poll for advance team to enter Blast Danger Area<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:39:57 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Advance team travels to pad 39A<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:44:57 p.m. EST: <\/strong>ISS state vector uploaded to Dragon<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:45 p.m. EST: <\/strong>NASA TV coverage begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>9:14:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew walkout from Neil Armstrong O&amp;C Building<\/li>\n<li><strong>9:19:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew departs for pad 39A in Tesla Model Xs<\/li>\n<li><strong>9:39:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew arrives at pad 39A<\/li>\n<li><strong>9:59:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Astronauts ingress into Crew Dragon<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:14:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew communications checks<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:17:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Verify ready for seat rotation<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:18:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Suit leak checks<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:39:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Hatch closed for flight<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:44:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Dragon leak checks<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:49:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>SpaceX launch director verifies go for propellant load<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:52:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew access arm retracts<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:56:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Launch escape system armed<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:59:14 p.m. EST: <\/strong>1st and 2nd stage RP-1 fuel load begins; 1st stage LOX load begins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b>THURSDAY, MARCH 2<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:14:44 a.m. EST: <\/strong>2nd stage RP-1 tank full<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:17:44 a.m. EST: <\/strong>2nd stage LOX load begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:24:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Final pre-launch communications check<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:27:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>1st stage engine chill begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:28:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>1st stage RP-1 tank full<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:29:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Dragon transitions to internal power<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:29:44 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Strongback retraction begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:30:34 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Autonomous Flight Termination System final setup<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:31:09 a.m. EST: <\/strong>M-Vac engine igniter purge<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:31:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>1st stage LOX tank full; Strongback at ~1.7 degrees<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:32:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>2nd stage LOX tank full<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:33:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Flight computer starts final pre-flight checks; F9 prop tanks pressurize<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:33:29 a.m. EST: <\/strong>SpaceX launch director verifies go for launch<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:34:11 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:34:14 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Liftoff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:34:14 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Stage 1a abort mode<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:34:24 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Pitch kick<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:35:07 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Stage 1 throttle bucket<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:35:16 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Max-Q<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:35:23 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Mach 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:35:29 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Stage 1b abort mode<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:36:48 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Stage 2a abort mode<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:36:48 a.m. EST: <\/strong>MECO; 1st stage engines cut off<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:36:52 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Stage separation<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:36:59 a.m. EST: <\/strong>2nd stage\u2019s M-Vac engine ignites<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:38:34 a.m. EST:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bermuda ground station acquires F9 and Dragon signals<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:41:36 a.m. EST: <\/strong>1st stage entry burn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:43:01 a.m. EST: <\/strong>SECO-1; 2nd stage M-Vac engine shuts down; Orbit insertion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:43:13 a.m. EST: <\/strong>1st stage landing burn<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:43:40 a.m. EST: <\/strong>1st stage landing on droneship<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:46:11 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Dragon separates from 2nd stage; Begin Draco thruster checkouts<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:46:59 a.m. EST: <\/strong>Dragon nosecone open sequence begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:20:11 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Phase burn using Draco thrusters<\/li>\n<li><strong>2:30 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Post-launch news conference on NASA TV<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:24:13 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Boost burn using Draco thrusters<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:06:25 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Close burn using Draco thrusters<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:04:31 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Transfer burn using Draco thrusters<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:51:02 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Coelliptic burn using Draco thrusters<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:11 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Crew Dragon range 30 kilometers from ISS<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:02 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Crew Dragon range 15 kilometers from ISS<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:16 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Go\/no go decision for approach initiation burn<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:19 p.m. EST: <\/strong>Crew Dragon range 10 kilometers from ISS<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:41 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Approach initiation burn; Crew Dragon range 7.5 kilometers from ISS<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:47 p.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Crew Dragon range 6 kilometers from ISS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b>FRIDAY, MARCH 3<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:06 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Approach initiation midcourse burn<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:13 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Crew Dragon range 1 kilometer from ISS<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:22 a.m. EST:<\/strong>&nbsp;Go\/no go decision to enter ISS keep out sphere (a 200-m zone around ISS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:26 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Waypoint Zero arrival (400 meters below ISS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:40 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Go\/no go decision to approach Waypoint 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:00 a.m.&nbsp;EST: <\/strong>Docking axis\/Waypoint 1 arrival (220 meters above ISS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:10 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Go\/no go decision for docking<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:11 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Waypoint 2 arrival and hold (20 meters from ISS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:12 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Resume approach from Waypoint 2 (20 meters from ISS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:17 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Contact and capture at IDA-3 on zenith port of the Harmony module<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:30 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Docking sequence complete; All hooks closed; Power umbilicals mated<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:52 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Leak checks begin between Crew Dragon and ISS<\/li>\n<li><strong>2:17 a.m. EST:<\/strong>&nbsp;Leak checks complete; Vestibule pressurization<\/li>\n<li><strong>3:02 a.m. EST:&nbsp;<\/strong>Hatch opening; Crew-6 astronauts enter ISS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The timeline below covers major vehicle and crew activities during the Crew-5 countdown and rendezvous with the International Space Station. All times assume liftoff of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center at 12:34:14 a.m. EST (1534:14 GMT) on March 2. All times in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5). 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