NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 8, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station. Pending weather conditions, splashdown is targeted at 11:33 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9. Crew-10 will be the first mission to splash down off the California coast for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are completing a five-month science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory and will return time-sensitive research to Earth.

Mission managers continue monitoring weather conditions in the area, as undocking of the SpaceX Dragon depends on spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states, and other factors. NASA and SpaceX will select a specific splashdown time and location closer to the Crew-10 spacecraft undocking.

NASA’s live coverage of return and related activities will stream on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms.

NASA’s coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to changed based on real-time operations):

Friday, Aug. 8

3:45 p.m. – Hatch closure coverage begins on NASA+ and Amazon Prime.

4:20 p.m. – Hatch closing

5:45 p.m. – Undocking coverage begins on NASA+ and Amazon Prime.

6:05 p.m. – Undocking

Following the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will distribute audio-only discussions between Crew-10, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit away from the orbital complex.

Saturday, Aug. 9

10:15 a.m. – Return coverage begins on NASA+ and Amazon Prime.

10:39 a.m. – Deorbit burn

11:33 a.m. – Splashdown

Quelle: NASA