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Crew‑8

Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-8
Start: 2024-03-04T03:53:38Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Mon, Mar 4 · 3:53:38 AM UTC2024-03-04 03:53:38 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landed
Dragon separated

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+8:49 and released Dragon at T+11:55. The nosecone opened at T+12:43.

Landed

B1083 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 1, on its 1st flight.

Worldwide

42nd

orbital launch attempt in 2024

SpaceX

20th

launch this year

Launch Complex 39A

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

17 d 21 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast)

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 3:53 AM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown12

T−45:003:08 AMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:003:11 AMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:003:14 AMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:003:18 AMStart of propelland loading
T−35:003:18 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−16:003:37 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:003:46 AMStart of engine chilling
T−5:003:48 AMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:003:52 AMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−1:003:52 AMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−0:453:52 AMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:033:53 AMStart of the engine ignition sequence

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T−45:003:08 AMLaunch director verifies go for propellant load
T−42:003:11 AMRetraction of the crew access arm from the rocket
T−39:003:14 AMDragon's launch escape system is armed
T−35:003:18 AMStart of propelland loading
T−35:003:18 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the first stage
T−16:003:37 AMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−7:003:46 AMStart of engine chilling
T−5:003:48 AMDragon transitions to internal power
T−1:003:52 AMFuel tanks are pressurized to flight levels
T−1:003:52 AMThe onboard computer takes control over the countdown and runs last checks
T−0:453:52 AMLaunch director verifies go for launch
T−0:033:53 AMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent5

T+0:003:53 AMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+0:583:54 AMMaximum dynamic pressure
T+2:263:56 AMCut-off of the main engine
T+2:293:56 AMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+2:373:56 AMFirst start of the second engine

Booster Return6

T+2:433:56 AMStart of the booster boostback burn
T+3:303:57 AMEnd of the booster boostback burn
T+6:163:59 AMStart of the atmospheric entry burn
T+6:274:00 AMEnd of the atmospheric entry burn
T+7:214:00 AMStart of the first stage landing burn
T+7:384:01 AMLanding of the first stage

Second Stage and Payload3

T+8:494:02 AMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+11:554:05 AMDragon separates from the second stage
T+12:434:06 AMStart of the opening sequence of Dragon's nosecone

Mission

SpaceX Crew-8 is the eighth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2002 · CEO Elon Musk

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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Updates

Mar 4 · 4:12 AM
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 4 · 3:53 AM
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 4 · 3:42 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Mar 4 · 2:55 AM
Updated launch weather.
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Mar 4 · 1:14 AM
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Mar 3 · 11:44 PM
Livestream has started
Launch Library 2
Mar 3 · 12:54 AM
Scrubbed due to ascent corridor high winds.
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Mar 3 · 12:11 AM
Livestream has started
Launch Library 2
Feb 29 · 6:00 AM
Delayed to March 3rd (UTC) due to unfavorable ascent corridor weather
hitura-nobad
Feb 28 · 5:30 PM
Updated launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 28 · 3:38 AM
Updated launch weather.
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Feb 15 · 5:59 PM
NET March 1st due to launch pad availability.
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Feb 13 · 2:12 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Feb 12 · 8:24 AM
Delayed to NET February 28
Nosu
Feb 8 · 4:17 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 27 · 8:59 AM
Adding approximate launch time on February 22
Nosu
Jan 26 · 7:42 AM
Targeting February 22 if the IM-1 launch is delayed, or February 29 if it launches on time.
Nosu
Jan 24 · 12:09 PM
NET February 18, pending completion of the pad conversion work after the Nova-C IM-1 launch.
Nosu
Apr 15 · 12:04 AM
NET February 2024
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Falcon 9 Block 5

Vehicle history

Height

70m

Diameter

3.6m

To low Earth orbit

22,800kg

Liftoff thrust

7,607kN

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SpaceXLaunch SuccessfulHuman Exploration

Crew‑8

Falcon 9 Block 5

Launched Mon, Mar 4 · 3:53:38 AM UTC2024-03-04 03:53:38 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Reached orbit
Booster landed
Dragon separated

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+8:49 and released Dragon at T+11:55. The nosecone opened at T+12:43.

Landed

B1083 Landed

The first stage landed at Landing Zone 1, on its 1st flight.

Worldwide

42nd

orbital launch attempt in 2024

SpaceX

20th

launch this year

Launch Complex 39A

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

17 d 21 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast)