A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen during sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 launch. Crew-10 is the 10th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, sending NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov to the orbiting laboratory for about a four-month science mission. Liftoff is targeted for 7:03 p.m. EDT Friday, March 14, 2025. Credit: Ken Kremer / SpaceUpClose.com
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA and SpaceX are proceeding with plans to launch the agency’s Crew-10 mission at 7:03 p.m. EDT Friday, March 14, to the International Space Station. On Thursday, SpaceX ground teams completed inspections of the ground support hydraulics system used for the clamp arm supporting the Falcon 9 rocket and successfully flushed a suspected pocket of trapped air in the system.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen during sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 launch. Crew-10 is the 10th crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, sending NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov to the orbiting laboratory for about a four-month science mission. Liftoff is targeted for 7:03 p.m. EDT Friday, March 14, 2025. Credit: Jean Wright / SpaceUpClose.com
Launch coverage will begin at 3 p.m. on March 14 on NASA+.
Weather is forecasted to be excellent on the Space Coast heading into the March 14 launch opportunity. The current forecast is a greater-than-95% chance of acceptable conditions at launch. Weather along the Atlantic coast is also expected to be favorable for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft’s trip to orbit. Chances of weather violations increase on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, to 50% and 60%, respectively.
All Photos Credit: Ken Kremer and Jean Wright / Space UpClose
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