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SUMMARY:SPACEX DEMO-1 DEPARTURE FROM ISS AND RETURN TO EARTH\, Mar 8\, 2019\, NASA TV coverage at 2:00 am ET and 7:30 am ET; splashdown at ~8:45 am ET
DESCRIPTION:Update\, March 7:  The hatch to Demo-1 was closed today at 12:39 pm ET (half a day earlier than NASA originally announced).  Tomorrow\, March 8\, NASA TV coverage of undocking begins at 2:00 am ET with physical separation of the spacecraft at 2:31 am.  Live coverage will resume at 7:30 am ET for the deorbit burn\, which is scheduled for 7:53 am ET\, and continue through splashdown at 8:45 am ET.  No time has been announced yet for the post-landing press conference. \nUpdate\, March 6:  Splashdown on March 8 is scheduled for approximately 8:45 am ET. \nOriginal Entry: SpaceX will conduct the first test flight of its Crew Dragon/Falcon 9 commercial crew system to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) from March 2-8\, 2019.  This flight\, Demo-1\, will not carry a crew. \nLaunch is scheduled for 2:48 am ET on March 2\, 2019.   If it takes place as planned\, Crew Dragon will arrive at the ISS about 27 hours later at 5:55 am March 3. \nIt will depart on March 8 and land back on Earth\, with NASA TV coverage of deorbit landing beginning at 7:30 am ET.  A post-landing briefing will take place at a time to be announced. \nNASA TV will cover departure and landing as follows [updated March 7]: \n\n12:15 a.m. – Hatch closing coverage begins  [took place at 12:39 pm ET March 7]\n2:30 a.m. – Undocking coverage begins [now 2:00 am ET]\n7:30 a.m. – Deorbit and landing coverage\nTBD – Post-landing briefing on NASA TV\, location TBD\, with the following representatives:\n\nSteve Stich\, deputy manager\, NASA Commercial Crew Program\nInternational Space Station Program representative\nSpaceX representative\nAstronaut Office representative\n\n\n\n  \nThe full schedule of press briefings is as follows.  Hopefully any updates will be posted on NASA’s website for the launch. \nAll times are EST. \nFriday\, Feb. 22 \n\n(no earlier than) 6 p.m. – Post-flight readiness review briefing at Kennedy\, with the following representatives:\n\nWilliam Gerstenmaier\, associate administrator\, NASA Human Exploration and Operations\nKathy Lueders\, manager\, NASA Commercial Crew Program\nKirk Shireman\, manager\, International Space Station Program\nHans Koenigsmann\, vice president\, Build and Flight Reliability\, SpaceX\nAstronaut Office representative\n\n\n\nThursday\, Feb. 28 \n\nTBD – Pre-launch briefing at Kennedy\, with the following representatives:\n\nKathy Lueders\, manager\, NASA Commercial Crew Program\nKirk Shireman\, manager\, International Space Station Program\nSpaceX representative\nAstronaut Office representative\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 2 \n\n2 a.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 2:48 a.m. liftoff\n5 a.m. – Post-launch news conference at Kennedy\, with the following representatives:\n\nSteve Stich\, NASA launch manager\, NASA Commercial Crew Program\nKirk Shireman\, manager\, International Space Station Program\nSpaceX representative\nAstronaut Office representative\n\n\n\nSunday\, March 3 \n\n3:30 a.m. – Rendezvous and docking coverage\n8:45 a.m. – Hatch opening coverage\n10:30 a.m. – Station crew welcoming ceremony\n\nFriday\, March 8 \n\n12:15 a.m. – Hatch closing coverage begins\n2:30 a.m. – Undocking coverage begins\n7:30 a.m. – Deorbit and landing coverage\nTBD – Post-landing briefing on NASA TV\, location TBD\, with the following representatives:\n\nSteve Stich\, deputy manager\, NASA Commercial Crew Program\nInternational Space Station Program representative\nSpaceX representative\nAstronaut Office representative
URL:https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/spacex-demo-1-departure-from-iss-and-return-to-earth-mar-8-2019-nasa-tv/
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