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CREW-6 UNDOCKS FROM ISS, Sept 3, 2023, Earth orbit, 7:05 am ET (NASA TV)

Update, September 2, 11:45 am ET:  NASA now is targeting tomorrow (Sunday) for undocking at 7:05 am ET and splashdown about 17 hours later at 12:15 am ET Monday.  They continue to monitor the weather so this could change again.

NASA TV coverage begins Sunday at 5:00 am ET for hatch closure at 5:20 am ET, and at 6:45 am ET for undocking at 7:05 am ET. Here is the current NASA TV schedule for Crew-6’s return.

Crew-6 is composed of NASA’s Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE’s Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos’s Andrey Fedyaev.

Update, September 1, 8:15 am ET:  CBS News space reporter Bill Harwood, who listens to the public communications loop between the Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) at JSC’s Mission Control and the ISS, reports that weather is not conducive for this return opportunity and NASA is still assessing when they will be able to return.

Update, August 29: The undocking has slipped a day to Saturday, same time, 9:05 am ET. Splashdown would occur on Sunday at 12:58 am ET if this schedule holds, which is probably dependent on Hurricane Idalia.

Original Entry: According to NASA’s posted TV schedule on August 25, Crew-6 will undock from the International Space Station on September 1, 2023 at 9:05 am ET and splashdown near Florida no earlier than September 2 at 9:38 am ET.

NASA TV coverage of undocking begins with hatch closure at 7:20 am ET on September 1 followed by undocking at 9:05 am ET.  Audio-only coverage will continue under 8:30 am ET September 2 prior to splashdown.

The full schedule as posted is as follows, but the crew’s return is weather dependent and could change. Stay tuned to NASA and SpacePolicyOnline.com for updates.

 

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Date:
September 3, 2023
Time:
7:00 am - 11:59 pm