{"id":431771,"date":"2021-04-16T19:51:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=431771"},"modified":"2021-04-16T19:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T23:51:22","slug":"nasa-announces-spacex-crew-2-ahead-of-april-22-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-announces-spacex-crew-2-ahead-of-april-22-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA announces SpaceX Crew-2 ahead of April 22 launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-announces-spacex-crew-2-ahead-of-april-22-launch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=431771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2399536\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2399536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SpaceX Crew 2 members, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide gather at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 16, 2021 to prepare for a mission to the International Space Station. The launch is targeted for April 22. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:35 PM PT \u2013 Friday, April 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/vehicles\/falcon-9\/\">NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-2<\/a> held a press conference to discuss their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. The four astronauts in the crew were introduced at the press conference Friday at Florida\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How well do you know the astronauts of NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a> Crew-2 mission? \u2026How well do they know each other?? Before departing for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAKennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASAKennedy<\/a>, the crew shared one thing they&#8217;re better at than anyone else, who was the funniest astronaut, and more! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Dt1aC31uz\">pic.twitter.com\/0Dt1aC31uz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA&#8217;s Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA_Johnson\/status\/1383188116299599872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Crew-2 mission will launch from NASA\u2019s historic Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on April 22. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the <a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2021\/04\/14\/spacexs-crew-dragon-endeavour-capsule-meets-falcon-9-rocket-for-launch-next-week\/\">Crew Dragon Endeavor<\/a> will launch the mission.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We got to fly by the pad and see our rocket getting ready to go, and that&#8217;s just an amazing feeling\u2026 and really, there&#8217;s nothing like it.&#8221; \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astro_Megan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Astro_Megan<\/a>, pilot, NASA&#8217;s SpaceX Crew-2 mission <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D9gX0Ewzeg\">pic.twitter.com\/D9gX0Ewzeg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA (@NASA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA\/status\/1383107361628389378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe came in on the plane over here, got to fly by the CR rocket, getting ready to go and it\u2019s an amazing feeling,\u201d NASA Pilot Megan McArthur said. \u201cI have gone by before and there is really nothing like it when you look out the window and see a spaceship you\u2019ll be on in a few days.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2399539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2399539\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2399539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2553.jpeg\" alt=\"SpaceX Crew 2 member, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur waves as she arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 16, 2021. The launch to the International Space Station is targeted for April 22. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2553.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21106655311652-308x210.jpg 308w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21106655311652-640x437.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21106655311652-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2399539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SpaceX Crew 2 member, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur waves as she arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 16, 2021. The launch to the International Space Station is targeted for April 22. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The four astronauts will join seven others at the Space Station when they arrive on April 23.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fla-gov-desantis-lockdowns-were-a-huge-mistake\/\">Fla. Gov. 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