NASA TV to air launch of NASA astronaut Nick Hagues’ first space mission

NASA TV to air launch of NASA astronaut Nick Hagues’ first space mission

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NASA TV to air launch of NASA astronaut Nick Hagues’ first space mission
Alexey Ovchinin and Nick Hague in front of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. Credits: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Astronaut Nick Hague, who joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2013, is preparing to launch Thursday, October 11, on his first space mission – a six-month stay on the International Space Station. The launch and arrival at the space station will air on NASA Television and the agency’s live website.

Hague and Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:40 a.m. EDT (2:40 p.m. Kazakhstan time) on a four-orbit, six-hour journey to dock to the station at 10:44 a.m.

Less than two hours after arrival, hatches between the Soyuz and the station will open and they will join Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency, NASA Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Sergey Prokopyev, who arrived at the station in June.

Complete coverage of the October 11 launch and docking activities are as listed below:

  • 3:30 a.m. – Launch coverage begins
  • 10 a.m. – Docking coverage begins
  • 12:15 p.m. – Hatch opening and welcome coverage

Beginning today, video of the crew’s prelaunch activities in Baikonur will air on NASA TV leading up to the launch.

The crew members of Expedition 57 will continue work on hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the International Space Station, humanity’s only permanently occupied microgravity laboratory.

Watch NASA TV

OCTOBER SCHEDULE: All times Eastern

October 9, Tuesday

  • 8:55 a.m. – Space Station Commander Alexander Gerst Hosts Event for the European Space Agency with the Earth Guardian Educational Program in Germany (Public Channel with English interpretation; Media Channel in native language)
  • 12 p.m. – Video File Feed of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine’s Visit to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia (recorded on Oct. 8) (Media Channel)
  • 2 p.m. – Space Station Expedition 57-58/Soyuz MS-10 Rollout to the Launch Pad and Pad Interviews at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (Media Channel)

October 10, Wednesday

  • 4 p.m. – Replay of the Russian State Commission Meeting and Final Space Station Expedition 57-58 Pre-Launch Crew News Conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan (All Channels)

October 11, Thursday

  • 3:30 a.m. – Space Station 57-58/Soyuz MS-10 Launch Coverage; includes the crew’s launch day pre-launch activities at 3:45 a.m. ET; launch scheduled at 4:40 a.m. ET – Johnson Space Center via Baikonur, Kazakhstan (All Channels)
  • 7:30 a.m. – Space Station Expedition 57-58/Soyuz MS-10 Pre-Launch and Launch Video and Post-Launch Interviews – Johnson Space Center via Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Media Channel)
  • 10 a.m. – Expedition 57-58/Soyuz MS-10 Docking to the International Space Station Coverage; scheduled at 10:44 a.m. EDT (All Channels)
  • 12:45 p.m. – Space Station Expedition 57-58/Soyuz MS-10 Hatch Opening and Welcoming Ceremony (approximately 1:10 p.m. (All Channels)
  • 3 p.m. – Space Station Expedition 57-58/Soyuz MS-10 Docking, Hatch Opening and Other Activities (Media Channel)

October 15, Monday

  • 1:15 p.m. – NASA astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor hosts Space Station Educational Event with the National Parks Service in St. Louis, Missouri (All Channels)

October 16, Tuesday

  • 2 p.m. – U.S. Spacewalk Preview Briefing (All Channels)

October 18, Thursday

  • 1:40 p.m. – NASA astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor hosts International Space Station Educational Event with the High Plains Library District in Greeley, Colorado (All Channels)

October 19, Friday

  • 6:30 a.m. – Coverage of U.S. Spacewalk #52 at the International Space Station; Spacewalk scheduled to begin at approximately 8:05 a.m. EDT (All Channels)

October 24, Wednesday

  • TBD – NASA Space Station astronaut Nick Hague and Serena Aunon-Chancellor participates in the NOAA OCEANS Conference in Washington, D.C. (All Channels)
  • Noon — Administrator Bridenstine Outlines Moon to Mars Plans for Human Exploration — Live from the Kennedy Space Center (All Channels)
  • October 25, Thursday
  • 6:30 a.m. – Coverage of U.S. Spacewalk #53 at the International Space Station; Spacewalk scheduled to begin at approximately 8:05 a.m. EDT) (All Channels)

(Source: NASA)

~ Posted by: Richard Webster, Ace News Today   /   Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter

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