NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Arrival | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Arrival | Kennedy Space Center

After months of training in Houston, Texas, NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts caught a flight to Florida before their April 23, 2022, launch to the International Space Station (ISS). Crew-4 consists of NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, and Robert Hines, along with European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy. Until April 23, they will attend briefings, do a practice run of launch day, and spend time with family. They can be seen at the Launch and Landing Facility where they answered questions from members of the media at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, April 18, 2022.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission is the fourth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Lindgren, Hines, Watkins, and Cristoforetti are scheduled to launch April 23 at 5:26 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. 

Samantha Cristoforetti is the third European astronaut to launch on SpaceX, after Thomas Pesquet in early 2021 and current ESA astronaut-in-space Matthias Maurer in late 2021. This is the second mission for Samantha who spent approximately 200 days in space in 2015 for her Futura mission.

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, Kjell Lindgren, second from left, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, second from right, and NASA astronaut Robert Hines, right.

NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren speaks to members of the media 

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins speaks to members of the media 

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is seen after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility 

    

NASA astronaut Robert Hines speaks to members of the media 

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is seen after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility with fellow crewmates

Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Release Date: April 18, 2022

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