NASA Hosts Virtual Media Event for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-2 Mission

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur – who will serve as the mission’s spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively – along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, participated in a virtual media event at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, April 17 at 9:45 a.m., in advance of their mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Launch is currently targeted for 6:11 a.m. ET Thursday, April 22. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, name Endeavour by the Crew-2 astronauts, will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.