CREW-7 ARRIVES AT THE ISS, August 27, 2023, 9:05 am/11:02 am/~11:30 am ET

Update, August 27, 7:50 am ET:  NASA TV is underway right now covering the docking. It started half an hour later than originally announced and the commentators are saying docking now is at 9:05 am ET.  The NASA TV schedule now  says 9:11 am ET, with hatch opening at 11:02 am ET and welcome remarks “approximately”11:30 am ET.

Update, August 25: The launch has been postponed until Saturday, August 26 at 3:27 am ET.

If it launches at that time, it will dock at the ISS on August 27 at 8:39 am ET with hatch opening at 10:33 am ET and the welcome ceremony at 11:30 am ET according to the NASA TV schedule.

“Sunday, Aug. 27

Original Entry: If Crew-7 launches on August 25 at 3:49 am ET as scheduled, they will dock at the ISS on August 26.

NASA will provide continuous coverage of launch through docking, but only some of it will be on NASA TV.

Launch coverage on NASA TV begins 11:45 am ET August 24 and continues through launch, orbital insertion and nose cone deploy on August 25. After that, coverage will be audio only on mission audio circuits and on YouTube until 12:15 a.m. Saturday, August 26 when coverage of rendezvous, docking, hatch opening, and welcoming remarks resumes on NASA TV.

Docking is at 2:02 am, hatch opening at 3:47 am and welcome ceremony at 5:00 am ET.