The long-awaited upcoming SpaceX launch will finally send a crew of four different astronauts this very November 15, today, on its very first operational flight for the official NASA. The good news is that fans of SpaceX, NASA, or space and science in general can easily watch this upcoming launch at home.
How to watch SpaceX Crew Dragon launch
The flight is said to take off from NASA's Pad 39A over at the Kennedy Space Center at exactly 7:27PM EST (or 0027 GMT on November 16). The flight will take place on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will reportedly be carrying a Crew Dragon capsule loaded with the four Crew-1 astronauts all strapped inside.
For those that want to watch the live launch event, all that needs to be done is to go to the official SpaceX website by clicking this link here and simply be online when the actual launch happens! It is critical that viewers are watching on the exact announced time as these types of launches do not normally delay.
What makes this launch so special?
What's even more interesting about this flight is that this is SpaceX's first time to send a total of four astronauts in the Crew Dragon capsule, according to an article by Space. This launch captures just how far SpaceX has come from starting off without any clear future until finally landing contracts with NASA.
Where SpaceX is as of the moment was pretty unclear for Elon Musk back in the past as their rockets kept on failing but due to the company's amazing team and interesting approach towards manufacturing and technology, the world is finally going to see the Falcon 9 rocket carrying their first Crew Dragon capsule loaded with four astronauts!
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Japanese astronaut is 1st to go to ISS 3 times aboard different spacecrafts
Another accomplishment that this launch will accomplish revolves around a particular Japanese national, according to Spaceflightnow. The astronaut Soichi Noguchi has already traveled straight towards the International Space Station on a particular space shuttle as well as another Russian capsule. These number of trips are already quite impressive but this time, there is a new record being made.
Since Soichi Noguchi is going to be part of the new SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship, this will actually make him the very third person to actually launch from Earth all the way into orbit aboard three different types of spacecraft.
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has traveled to the International Space Station on a space shuttle and a Russian capsule. He's now gearing up to launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship, becoming only the third person to launch from Earth into orbit on three different types of spacecraft. This also shows just how much of a veteran astronaut Soichi Noguchi really is by returning to the moon after riding two other spaceships. This third one has made the record.
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Written by Urian Buenconsejo
