NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully launches from Florida’s Space Coast
2 minus 10 7654321 ignition and with uh go SpaceX go NASA crew 10. 1.7 million pounds of thrus now propelling Falcon 9 and 10. We’re continuing to get good callouts on the first stage performance so far. We’re now 40 seconds into today’s flight, and tet nominal. Continuing to get good performance falls down. We are throttling down the engines in preparation for. What great timing that was. We just passed through Max Q. that’s the largest structural load that the vehicle will see on ascent. Vehicle supersonic. They just want throttle up. You’re now just over 1 minute and 10 seconds into today’s flight, traveling at more than 1400 MPH. And we just heard that call out for 1 bravo, which means we’re in the second and final abort mode for the first stage, continuing to get good performance, and the crew already pulling over two Gs. Next up we’ll have *** couple of events happening in rapid succession. First will be that chill on the second stage. And back engine, which we just heard, and then we’ll have Miko, our main engine cut off, where the 9 engines on the first stage will cut off ahead of the 1st and 2nd stages, we’ll be separating from one another. Then the single Merlin vacuum engine on the second stage will ignite and continue to carry Crew 10 to orbit while the first stage begins its journey back to Earth. Now we’re just 2 minutes into today’s flight. The vehicles traveling just under 4000 MPH. We’re just about 20 seconds away from those events that Ana just mentioned. Uh, the 9 Merlin engines will shut down here in just about 10 seconds for Mika state separation and SES 1. Main engine cut off. SpaceX Dragon stage liberation confirmed. Copy to Alpha. Great callouts and incredible views there on your left hand screen, on your left hand screen, you can see *** view from stage one. And an extremely excited crowd here in Hawthorne. Awesome views about Bruce Backburn on the first stage, as well as the MBA engine igniting on the 2nd stage. Great views there. Now the booster is in its boost back burn. This is the first of 3 burns as it makes its way back down to Earth. This will last about 45 seconds, and the crew, 10 crew is still on board Dragon attached to Falcon 9 2nd stage, which you can see there on your right hand screen. And we’re now at 3 minutes and 20 seconds into today’s flight. The vehicle is traveling about 6500 MPH. They are on their way to the space station. And we did have that confirmation um coming up of the boost back shutdown and then coming up in at the T + 6 minute mark. Uh, coming and there we have our first images of the crew inside the dragon spacecraft as they make their way into orbit. SpaceX nominal trajectory. Continuing to get good callouts. SpaceX dragon copping nominal. Stage 2, it continues beyond power with uh in its firing until we get to that 2nd stage engine cut off around the 9 minute mark of flight, about 5 minutes of flight to go before Dragon will be flying free. Some cool views there on your left hand screen. That’s the first stage booster as it’s making its way back down to Earth. This is *** ground tracking camera getting these awesome views. And on the right hand side of your screen, you can see that lone Merlin vacuum engine of the second stage. We continue to get good performance on the 2nd stage. And the crew’s G loads will dip right when we hit the separation events, and it’s gonna continue to build up until then. Dragon SpaceX, nominal trajectory. Perfect second coy moment. We’re now at 5 minutes into today’s flight. Uh, with *** lift off at 7:03 p.m. Pacific, 40 7:03 p.m. Eastern, 4:03 p.m. Pacific, continuing to get good callouts as stage one makes its way back to Earth, and stage two continues to fire, propelling Dragon into orbit. And if you’re just now joining us, the 4 members of Crew 10 launched from launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. And they’re currently on board Dragon, still attached to Falcon 9 2nd stage, which you’re seeing there on your right hand screen, on your left hand screen. The first stage vehicle is making its way back down to Earth. It already completed the first of 3 burns as the boost back burn, and the next event coming up for that vehicle is going to be the entry burn. Dragon SpaceX nominal trajectory. Great callouts there. That entry burn is coming up dragon. That entry burn is coming up here in just under 20 seconds. We’ll reignite 3 of those 9 Merlin 1D engines to help slow the vehicle down as it makes its way back into the Earth’s atmosphere. We’re now just over 6 minutes into today’s flight as Dragon and the second stage continue traveling at over 12,000 MPH, making their way into orbit and on the way to the International Space Station. There we just saw on the screen it was very quick, but we had the entry burn which we got some cool views of that from the ground, which is awesome. Now the next event coming up will be the landing burn for the first stage. That’s coming up here in about 30 seconds. Dragon SpaceX, nominal trajectory. And great callouts for. Confirmation there from the crew as they continue to make their way into orbit. Now 7 minutes into today’s flight, the first stage making its way back down to Earth, and the second stage continuing to fire. This is an awesome view. Let’s see if we can see the center engine relight for that landing burn here in *** few seconds. There’s that landing burn. Let’s watch as Falcon 9 touches down on landing zone 1. Stage 2 of the.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully launches from Florida’s Space Coast
Updated: 7:53 PM EDT Mar 14, 2025
Four astronauts launched from Florida to embark on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The launch was expected to liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday. However, the launch was postponed to Friday at 7:03 p.m. due to a hydraulic ground issue. The arrival of Crew-10 at the ISS will pave the way for Crew-9’s return to Earth, including NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck in space since June 2024.Their return to Earth was delayed due to safety concerns regarding the Boeing Starliner capsule they used for their journey.Officials reported the capsule had helium leaks and thruster problems.Before Friday’s launch, the Crew-10 members sat down and discussed the upcoming mission. Watch below:About the Crew-10 missionNASA said the crew will conduct more than 200 experiments during their mission.One of the most prominent experiments includes material flammability tests. This will help “contribute to future spacecraft and facility designs,” according to NASA.The crew is also expected to communicate with students worldwide via ham radio and use its current hardware to test a “backup lunar navigation system.” NASA also said the astronauts will act as test subjects, with one crew member leading a study to understand how space affects the body and mind. This research will help prepare for future deep-space missions. About the crewThe mission features NASA astronauts Anne McClain, the commander, and Nichole Ayers, the pilot.They are joined by Takuya Onishi, a mission specialist from Japan, and Kirill Peskov, a cosmonaut from Russia.WESH 2 will stream the launch in the video player above.
Four astronauts launched from Florida to embark on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station.
The launch was expected to liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday. However, the launch was postponed to Friday at 7:03 p.m. due to a hydraulic ground issue.
The arrival of Crew-10 at the ISS will pave the way for Crew-9’s return to Earth, including NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck in space since June 2024.
Their return to Earth was delayed due to safety concerns regarding the Boeing Starliner capsule they used for their journey.
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Officials reported the capsule had helium leaks and thruster problems.
Before Friday’s launch, the Crew-10 members sat down and discussed the upcoming mission. Watch below:
About the Crew-10 mission
NASA said the crew will conduct more than 200 experiments during their mission.
One of the most prominent experiments includes material flammability tests. This will help “contribute to future spacecraft and facility designs,” according to NASA.
The crew is also expected to communicate with students worldwide via ham radio and use its current hardware to test a “backup lunar navigation system.”
NASA also said the astronauts will act as test subjects, with one crew member leading a study to understand how space affects the body and mind.
This research will help prepare for future deep-space missions.
About the crew
The mission features NASA astronauts Anne McClain, the commander, and Nichole Ayers, the pilot.
They are joined by Takuya Onishi, a mission specialist from Japan, and Kirill Peskov, a cosmonaut from Russia.
WESH 2 will stream the launch in the video player above.
