NASA's Crew-8 Mission Targeted To Go Home Tomorrow

The four Crew-8 crew members who will return / DOK NASA

NASA announced Crew-8, an expedition group on the International Space Station (ISS), will return tomorrow Sunday, October 13. As usual, the crew will return on the Dragon plane.

NASA and SpaceX, the company developing the Dragon spacecraft, are targeting launches at 18.05 WIB. However, this date and watch will be adjusted back to weather conditions.

If possible, Dragona is expected to land on October 15 at 00.38 WIB. Until now, the mission manager is still monitoring weather conditions to ensure Dragon aircraft can escape the ISS without problems.

" Dragon's release relies on a variety of factors, including the readiness of space probes, readiness of recovery teams, weather, sea conditions, and other factors. NASA will choose a specific landing time and location closer," NASA said via its official website.

Crew-8's mission will take the four crew home. The four crew members are NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick, Michael Baratt, and badminton Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin.

Dominic and his three colleagues have spent seven months on the ISS completing science expeditions. They are working on important and time-sensitive research on Earth.

The process of Crew-8's return will be broadcast online on the NASA+ channel. The US space agency will show the process of closing the hatch until Dragon's aircraft conducts docking.