He told reporters in January that he expects to spend about half of his working time aboard the ISS conducting scientific research and remainder "keeping the space station healthy" through routine maintenance, repairs, and upgrades. At the time of his selection as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 2017, he was an assistant professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.īefore joining NASA, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.Ĭrew-6 is Hoburg's first trip to space. Hoburg is an instrument-rated commercial pilot from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Stich told reporters he expected those activities to be completed Friday morning. The final hurdles left to clear before liftoff are a dry dress rehearsal of launch day procedures and static firing of the 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket's nine engines. NASA's Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator of Space Operations, explained to reporters that "at the readiness poll today, everybody was "go," pending some open work."Īccording to NASA's Steve Stich, Commercial Crew Program manager, that work was "primarily on the vehicle (and) getting Dragon and Falcon 9 ready to go. There, they will live in quarantine and continue to prepare ahead of their launch to the International Space Station.Īt a news conference later Tuesday, NASA leadership and other mission managers announced that liftoff from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center is now expected at 1:45 a.m. Turns out they will spend at least one extra day on the Space Coast as their launch date has been pushed back until Monday.Īfter speaking with reporters, NASA's Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, joined by Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, were transported to the astronaut crew quarters facility at KSC.
The four astronauts of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center Tuesday afternoon after a short flight aboard a NASA private jet from Houston. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription here. Space is important to us and that's why we're working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Watch Video: NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts arrive at KSC
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