Live coverage from NASA's Kennedy Space Center as a new crew prepares for launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule Endeavour. Liftoff from pad 39A, atop a Falcon 9 rocket, is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 10:53 p.m. EST (0353 UTC Monday).
Aboard the Crew 8 mission are NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. They are embarking on a six-month tour of duty aboard the orbiting outpost.
The crew will head to the launch pad around 7:40 p.m. EST (0040 UTC) to board the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
Commentary will be provided by Will Robinson-Smith from the Spaceflight Now news bureau at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.