NASA And SpaceX Will Launch Crew-8 Mission On February 22

Crew-8 launch (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA Mission Crew-8, the launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), has gone through various testing processes. The four crew members will be launched in the near future.

The United States (NASA) andSpaceX Aeronautics and Space Administration, as the organizers of the Crew-8 mission, have set a launch date. The plan is that this eighth crew rotation mission will be launched on Thursday, February 22.

The four astronauts will be sent to the ISS using Dragon spacecraft and a Falcon 9 rocket. Astronauts who will be involved in this mission are Astronaut Matthew Dominick, Commander Michael Baratt, Pilot Badminton, and Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin.

After being sent to the ISS, the four astronauts will stay for six months in space. They will replace the task of Crew-7 to carry out new scientific research and operational tasks at the ISS laboratory.

Some of the experiments that Crew-8 will be working on are the use of stem cells for organoid models in studying degenerative diseases, studying the effects of microgravity and UV radiation on plants at the cell level, and much more.

Overall, the crew will work on 200 scientific experiments and technology demonstrations. Crew-8's duties will be declared complete once Crew-9 arrives to replace their duties in the ISS laboratory.

Currently, SpaceX is still preparing a Dragon aircraft that will transport Crew-8. This aircraft has just prepared a propulsion system and several other needs. In the near future, Dragon and Falcon 9 will be re-examined by the system to ensure mission safety.